Losing weight can help people who suffer from irregular heartbeat, study suggests

A study has found out that fat people with an irregular heartbeat can reverse the condition simply by losing weight. Around one million people in Britain and up to six times as many in the US suffer from atrial fibrillation, which can cause a stroke and heart failure.


Apparently, researchers have now found shedding the pounds for heart flutter patients can reverse the effects of the deadly condition. They claimed a 10 percent loss in weight is all it takes the equivalent of a 13th patient losing 1st 7lbs. The findings, made by Australian scientists, offer the first evidence that losing weight can help overweight patients with an irregular heartbeat.


The researchers at Adelaide University and the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute made the discovery. More than 350 overweight and obese people were included in the study, published in the medical journal Europace. Researchers led by Dr. Melissa Middeldorp found just a 10 percent drop in weight was all it took to reverse the progression of the disease. Patients who lost weight also experienced fewer symptoms, required less treatment and had better outcomes.