Obesity increases a number of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, but patients with
many types of CVD may have a better prognosis if classified as overweight or obese, a …

Obesity is associated with an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD),
particularly heart failure (HF) and coronary heart disease (CHD). The mechanisms through …

Substantial evidence has established the value of high levels of physical activity, exercise
training (ET), and overall cardiorespiratory fitness in the prevention and treatment of …

The evolution from hunting and gathering to agriculture, followed by industrialization, has
had a profound effect on human physical activity (PA) patterns. Current PA patterns are …

The prevalence and severity of obesity have increased in the United States and most of the
Westernized World over recent decades, reaching worldwide epidemics. Since obesity …

The growing prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in the US and even worldwide is
becoming a serious health problem and economic burden. MetS has become a crucial risk …

Obesity has been increasing in epidemic proportions, with a disproportionately higher
increase in morbid or class III obesity, and obesity adversely affects cardiovascular (CV) …

The obesity paradox refers to extant evidence showing that obesity in older subjects or in
patients with several chronic diseases may be protective and associated with decreased …

Objectives To examine whether an accurate measure (using a criterion standard method) of
total body fat would be a better predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality than …

Importance Higher body mass index (BMI) is a risk factor for cardiometabolic disease;
however, the underlying causal associations remain unclear. Objectives To use UK Biobank …