The prevalence and severity of obesity have increased in the United States and most of the
Westernized World over recent decades, reaching worldwide epidemics. Since obesity …

The prevalence of obesity has reached pandemic proportions worldwide and certainly in the
United States. Obesity is a well-established independent risk factor for development of many …

Obesity has been increasing in epidemic proportions, with a disproportionately higher
increase in morbid or class III obesity, and obesity adversely affects cardiovascular (CV) …

Over the past 4 decades, prevalence of obesity has increased rapidly at both the national
and global level and presents a major public health challenge. Obesity is associated with …

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions both in the United States and worldwide. There
are numerous adverse effects on cardiac structure, hemodynamics, and cellular …

Obesity has reached global epidemic proportions in both adults and children and is
associated with numerous comorbidities, including hypertension (HTN), type II diabetes …

Obesity prevalence has reached epidemic proportions and is independently associated with
numerous cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, including diabetes mellitus …

Obesity has reached global epidemic proportions and is associated with numerous
comorbidities such as hypertension (HTN), type 2 diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, certain …

The prevalence of obesity has increased worldwide over the past few decades. In 2013, the
prevalence of obesity exceeded the 50% of the adult population in some countries from …

Abstract Purpose of Review The prevalence of obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD)
has been increasing worldwide. Studies examining the association between adiposity and …