Obesity increases a number of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, but patients with
many types of CVD may have a better prognosis if classified as overweight or obese, a …

Global obesity rates have increased exponentially in recent decades. People are becoming
obese younger, morbid obesity is increasing and the full health implications are only …

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 …

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

Objectives To examine whether an accurate measure (using a criterion standard method) of
total body fat would be a better predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality than …

We evaluated the relation between components of body composition and mortality in
patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). Dual x-ray absorptiometry body composition …

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in most of the Westernized world.
Overweightness and obesity adversely impact cardiac structure and function, including on …

Background Obesity is a risk factor for various subtypes of cardiovascular disease (CVD),
including coronary heart disease (CHD), heart failure (HF), and stroke. Nevertheless, there …

Dietary guidance for patients with heart failure (HF) has traditionally focused on sodium and
fluid intake restriction, but dietary quality is frequently poor in patients with HF and may …

Overweight and obesity have reached epidemic proportions in the USA and most of the rest
of the world. Particularly concerning is the very high prevalence of class III obesity (BMI≥ 40 …