Health Tip of the Week, sponsored by Baton Rouge General: New heart condition identified—are you at risk?

—A new advisory from heart health experts looks at the strong connection and overlapping effects of obesity, Type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease. The result? A new condition called cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome. About 40% of adults in the U.S. have multiple chronic health conditions. Obesity and Type 2 diabetes are at all-time highs and these metabolic conditions in turn make you more at risk for heart disease. With CKM, nearly every major organ is impacted, overall affecting the blood vessels, heart muscles, fatty buildup in arteries, and electrical impulses in the heart. Learn more about this new heart condition.