The prevalence of obesity, measured by body mass index, has risen to unacceptable levels
in both men and women in the United States and worldwide with resultant hazardous health …

Overweight and obesity contribute to the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in
general and coronary heart disease (CHD) in particular in part by their association with …

A wealth of clinical and epidemiological evidence has linked obesity to a broad spectrum of
cardiovascular diseases (CVD) including coronary heart disease, heart failure …

Abstract Purpose of Review The focus of this review is to discuss obesity, physical activity
(and physical inactivity/sedentary behavior), cardiovascular disease (CVD), and their often …

Sarcopenia, an age-associated decline in skeletal muscle mass coupled with functional
deterioration, may be exacerbated by obesity leading to higher disability, frailty, morbidity …

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 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 metabolic syndrome (MetS) is defined as the concurrence of obesity-associated
cardiovascular risk factors including abdominal obesity, impaired glucose tolerance …

Epidemiological, clinical, and mechanistic preclinical studies conducted in the field of
cardiovascular medicine have led to remarkable progress in our understanding of …

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