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Being overweight....
By Gisela Naepflin
Being Overweight is Hard on the Heart A new Dutch study that involved more than 300000 people found that being overweight independently increases a person’s risk of coronary disease. A patient will still be at higher heart risk, even if the doctors can get an overweight persons blood pressure and cholesterol down to normal. The study analysis involved data from 21 previous studies that include more than 302,000 people. “Of those people 18,000 suffered heart events or deaths during the studies. After factoring in age, sex, physical activity levels, and smoking “ the team concluded that moderately overweight people had a 32 percent increased risk of heart disease and obese people at 81 percent increased risk compared to those who where not overweight. The researchers then adjusted further for blood pressure and cholesterol level. Where they found that this reduced the increased risk of heart disease among moderately overweight people to 17% and to 49% for obese people. Before adjusting for blood pressure and cholesterol every five units of BMI increase was associated with a 29% increase risk of heart disease.
I think it is awfully sad to read that this happens, but this study already seems like common knowledge. It is known that being obese is hard on the heart since it has to work harder and does not get the “nutrition” that it needs. Yes it is hard to follow a good diet and have at least moderate amount of exercise but it is not unachievable. There should be no excuse for this, only if it is due to a different disease. I am also sure that it is hard to get back on track once you let “go” of one but there is still hope to get to a healthy weight again. Which in the end means one will have a healthier heart and longer life. |
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May, 2012
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