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Cardiovascular Disease

Changes in CVD prevalence in France characterized

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, March 22nd, 2004

Changes in cardiovascular disease prevelance in France since the mid-1980's have been characterized.

In a recent study from France, changes in "the main cardiovascular risk factors in France was assessed using the MONICA population surveys conducted in the Urban Community of Lille, Bas-Rhin and Haute-Garonne."

"Trends in obesity, tobacco smoking, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and self-reported diabetes were established for the first (1985-1988) and the last (1995-1997) survey," explained P. Marques-Vidal and coauthors at INSERM Unit 558 in Toulouse.

"The results indicate that the prevalence of overweight and obesity remained...

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