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Obesity and cardiovascular risk: the new public health problem of worldwide proportions
Christiano ArganoRosario ScaglioneGiuseppe LicataDi Chiara Tsubject
medicine.medical_specialtySettore MED/09 - Medicina InternaCoronary DiseaseHyperlipidemiasDiseaseOverweightGlobal HealthBody Mass IndexRisk FactorsWeight lossEnvironmental healthEpidemiologyInternal MedicinemedicineGlobal healthHumansObesityHeart Failurecardiovascular risk heart failure hypertension ischemic heart disease obesitybusiness.industryPublic healthGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseaseSettore MED/11 - Malattie Dell'Apparato CardiovascolareObesityUnited StatesEuropeCardiovascular DiseasesHypertensionPhysical therapyAnti-Obesity Agentsmedicine.symptomCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinebusinessBody mass indexdescription
Obesity could be considered a new global health epidemic above all others, especially when it is characterized by central fat distribution. This is illustrated by dramatic provisional data, indicating a continuous increase in the trend of overweight and obese individuals in several countries, including the USA and countries in Europe. Several epidemiological, pathophysiological and clinical studies clearly indicate that two of the major independent risk factors for cardiovascular disease or events are being overweight, and obesity. Accordingly, weight loss and prevention of weight gain has to be considered one of the most important strategies to reduce the incidence of cardiovascular disease.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-03-01 | Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy |