Over-40s with obesity have normal-BMI cholesterol and blood pressure levels, study finds

Success of statins and blood-pressure drugs hailed as researchers find some people with obesity were better off'

Many adults living with obesity have indistinguishable" cholesterol and blood pressure levels compared with those who are a healthy weight, largely because of the use of statins, according to a study.

In some cases, people with obesity were better off" than those of a healthy weight, researchers added.