Obesity Cardiovascular Disease and the Failure of Public Health Education

“Obesity” is an imprecise term that reflects body mass index, but not necessarily the deposition and distribution of fat in metabolically sensitive body compartments, such as the abdomen.[...]Barrett-Connor (2) specifically hypothesized that visceral obesity is the causative factor for cardiovascula...

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Published in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2016-05, Vol.67 (19), p.2315-2316
Main Authors: Miner, Steven E.S., MD, Nield, Lynne E., MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Body mass index
Cardiology
Cardiovascular
Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular Diseases
Coronary vessels
Health education
Humans
Internal Medicine
Obesity
Public health
Public health education
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Summary:“Obesity” is an imprecise term that reflects body mass index, but not necessarily the deposition and distribution of fat in metabolically sensitive body compartments, such as the abdomen.[...]Barrett-Connor (2) specifically hypothesized that visceral obesity is the causative factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and that women with visceral adiposity are at higher risk than men.In the absence of any other data, we can safely surmise that the young women experienced visceral obesity as an important risk factor for early CVD.
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/j.jacc.2016.01.084