Obesity Risk Factors
Reports outline obesity risk factors research from National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, October 15th, 2007
New investigation results, 'Association of overweight with increased risk of coronary heart disease partly independent of blood pressure and cholesterol levels: a meta-analysis of 21 cohort studies including more than 300 000 persons,' are detailed in a study published in Archives of Internal Medicine. According to recent research published in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine, "The extent to which moderate overweight (body mass index [BMI], 25.0-29.9 [calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared]) and obesity (BMI, >/=30.0) are associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) through adverse effects on blood pressure and...
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