Overweight and obesity contribute to the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in
general and coronary heart disease (CHD) in particular in part by their association with
traditional and nontraditional CVD risk factors. Obesity is also considered to be an
independent risk factor for CVD. The metabolic syndrome, of which central obesity is an
important component, is strongly associated with CVD including CHD. There is abundant
epidemiologic evidence of an association between both overweight and obesity and CHD …