Obesity as a Risk Factor for Heart Disease: An Overview
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- Coronary heart disease. Tunstall-Pedoe, Hugh; Garrow, John // BMJ: British Medical Journal (International Edition);9/21/91, Vol. 303 Issue 6804, p701
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- Obesity Paradox and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in 12,417 Male Veterans Aged 40 to 70 Years. McAuley, Paul A.; Kokkinos, Peter F.; Oliveira, Ricardo B.; Emerson, Brian T.; Myers, Jonathan N. // Mayo Clinic Proceedings;Feb2010, Vol. 85 Issue 2, p115
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- CLINICAL HIGHLIGHTS. // RN;Dec88, Vol. 51 Issue 12, p99
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- Identifying Risk Factors in an Mostly Overweight Patient Population with Coronary Artery Disease. Yolo&gcaron;lu, Saim; Sezgin, Alpay T.; Ozdemir, Ramazan; Sezgin, Nurzen; Colak, Cemil; Topal, Erg�; Barutcu, Irfan // Angiology;Mar/Apr2003, Vol. 54 Issue 2, p181
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- Cohort study of effect of being overweight and change in weight on risk of coronary heart disease... Harris, Tamara B.; Launer, Lenore J. // BMJ: British Medical Journal (International Edition);06/21/97, Vol. 314 Issue 7097, p1791
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- Chapter 3: The Silent Killer: High Blood Pressure and Heart Disease. Ford, Jean // Overloaded Body: Diseases & Disabilities Caused by Weight Proble;2005, p43
This article deals with the health risks posed by coronary artery disease and high blood pressure. Being overweight or obese at any age courts many kinds of cardiovascular disease, not just high blood pressure. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control reports that the prevalence of many forms of...
