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Age is one of the risk factors for this disease.
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This practice has fostered a tendency to conflate diagnosis with management frameworks, confuse co-morbidities with symptoms, and ultimately blur the distinction between obesity as a risk factor and as a disease state.
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Francesco Rubino, Time, 9 July 2025
Obesity Obesity is both a risk factor for and consequence of psoriasis.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 7 July 2025
One is that physical activity helps people stay at a healthy weight, which is notable because obesity is a risk factor for developing some cancers.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
Kuriakose suggests taking microplastics as a potential risk factor for chronic disease seriously.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 25 June 2025
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Francesco Rubino, Time, 9 July 2025
Obesity Obesity is both a risk factor for and consequence of psoriasis.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 7 July 2025
One is that physical activity helps people stay at a healthy weight, which is notable because obesity is a risk factor for developing some cancers.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
Kuriakose suggests taking microplastics as a potential risk factor for chronic disease seriously.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 25 June 2025
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“Risk factor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/risk%20factor. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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