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Cardiovascular Disease
Reduction in visceral adiposity may be risk factor in preventing atherosclerosis in obese women
November 3rd, 2005
Reduction in visceral adiposity may also be an important risk factor in the prevention of atherosclerosis in obese women. "Because obesity is frequently complicated by other cardiovascular risk factors, the impact of a reduction in visceral adiposity on vascular endothelial dysfunction (VED) in obese patients is difficult to determine. In the present study," investigators in South Korea "evaluated the impact of a reduction in visceral adiposity on VED in obese women." "Thirty-six premenopausal obese women (BMI {{>=}}25 kg/m2) without complications were enrolled in the study," wrote Park and Shim. "VED was evaluated by determining the...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-11-03)
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