Overweight studies greatly increase the risk of multiple sclerosis

Obesity can increase the risk of multiple sclerosis by about forty percent
Obesity has long been associated with many diseases and ill effects on our health. Researchers have now found that obesity in early adulthood significantly increases the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS). It gets even worse when it comes to obesity.

If people are overweight in early adulthood, they may be at increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis, scientists now found during an investigation. The physicians from the Jewish General Hospital in Canada published the results of their study in the journal "PLOS Medicine".

Obesity and obesity increase our risk of multiple sclerosis. So always make sure you have a healthy body mass index to avoid the risk of MS disease. (Image: staras / fotolia.com)

What causes multiple sclerosis??
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is sometimes referred to as encephalomyelitis disseminata (ED). The chronic inflammatory disease attacks the so-called medullary sheaths in our central nervous system. In addition to epilepsy, the disease is one of the most common neurological diseases in young adults, say the experts. The progressive neurological disease damages the spinal cord and the brain and can even lead to disability and death.

Make sure you have a healthy BMI to avoid multiple sclerosis
Obesity increases the risk of multiple sclerosis, explain the scientists from the Jewish General Hospital. An increase in the so-called body mass index (BMI) from obesity to obesity could even be associated with an increased risk of multiple sclerosis of about forty percent, warn the doctors.

Public health should respond to the study results
The results of the study are important for public health. A high prevalence of obesity is observed in many countries, explains author Brent Richards of the Jewish General Hospital. Earlier studies had shown that more and more people worldwide are suffering from overweight and obesity. Obesity in early life is associated with a significantly increased risk of multiple sclerosis. This is another plausible reason to further develop obesity prevention, adds the expert.

Physicians are calling for more sport in schools to fight obesity and obesity
The mean age of the patients at the time of diagnosis of multiple sclerosis disease is between 28 and 31 years. The community should be motivated to fight obesity, for example by increasing physical activity and other school interventions, say the Canadian scientists. Physicians have previously called for more exercise for children to prevent obesity. Also, a healthy diet must be promoted to reduce obesity and obesity already in adolescence. Thus, the risk for a subsequent multiple sclerosis can be significantly reduced, the authors add.