Obesity has become an important burden for the health system of industrialized countries
and must be regarded as a serious public health issue in our time. Obesity is associated with …

Obesity has become a problem of epidemic proportions in the US, with nearly two thirds of
American adults being either overweight or obese. Current data suggest that this trend …

The prevalence of obesity has increased dramatically during the past decade in the USA.
This is despite an estimated 50 million Americans who try to lose weight each year. The …

Obesity adversely affects cardiac function, increases the risk factors for coronary heart
disease, and is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The risk of developing …

Obesity is strongly associated with cardiac risk factors including elevated blood pressure,
glucose intolerance, and dyslipidemia. Clinical trials have indicated that weight loss …

Excess weight is the most prevalent cardiovascular risk factor and certainly the factor that
improves the least over time among those with established cardiovascular disease. The …

The incidence of coronary artery disease only weakly correlates with the percent of excess
body weight; however, obesity in humans is not a homogeneous condition. Classification of …

Obesity is a serious public health issue and associated with an increased risk of
cardiovascular disease events and mortality. The risk of cardiovascular complications is …

Obesity is an independent risk factor for the development of coronary artery disease (CAD).
Obesity also increases risk for CAD indirectly through its association with insulin resistance …

Obesity is an increasingly prevalent metabolic disorder affecting not only the US population
but also that of the developing world. It is estimated from the third National Health and …