Obesity

Research on obesity published by scientists at St. Louis University, Medical Department

Published in Women's Health Weekly, August 27th, 2009

According to recent research from the United States, "This review discusses the cardiopulmonary aspects of obesity in nonpregnant women. The effects of obesity on pulmonary diffusing capacity and pulmonary gas exchange are related to the waist-to-hip ratio."

"Obese women have an increased risk for heart failure compared with normal-weight women, a risk that progressively worsens with increasing body mass index. They also have poor cardiac accommodation and possess a lower oxygen pulse at peak exercise," wrote G.S. Zavorsky and colleagues, St. Louis University, Medical Department.

The researchers concluded: "Cardiac output, heart rate, and total blood...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-08-27)

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