Mortality in young people with obesity 10 times higher, physician says
Director of the National Medical Research Endocrinology Center of the Russian Healthcare Ministry Natalya Mokrysheva also noted that about 5 mln diabetes patients are registered in the country, almost half of them already have serious complications
MOSCOW, December 28. /TASS/. About 40 mln people in Russia suffer from obesity. At the same time, the mortality among young patients with a severe form of obesity is 10-12 times higher than among people of the same age with a normal weight, Director of the National Medical Research Endocrinology Center of the Russian Healthcare Ministry Natalya Mokrysheva said at a press conference at TASS on Monday.