Obesity

Research on obesity described by scientists at Mayo Clinic

Published in Women's Health Weekly, January 1st, 2009

According to recent research published in the American Heart Journal, " We sought to measure the strength of association between 2 indices of obesity, waist-hip ratio (WHR) and body mass index (BMI), with left ventricular (LV) dysfunction and mortality in a community cohort. The distribution of body fat is thought to affect cardiovascular disease risk."

"The association of BMI (an index of overall obesity) and WHR (an index of central obesity) with LV systolic and diastolic dysfunction in a population-based cohort is unknown. Anthropomorphic measurements and echocardiographic LV function were measured in a cross-sectional population-based sample of 2,042 men and...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-01-01)

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