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Uncomplicated obesity linked to compromised aortic elasticity.(Clinical Rounds)
NEW ORLEANS -- Obese individuals with no other complicating diseases have an abnormally stiff aorta, predisposing them to heart failure and other cardiovascular diseases, Monique Robinson, M.B., said at the annual scientific sessions of the American Heart Association.
"Being just overweight or obese is not OK. I think in primary care practice, our focus has been on the comorbidities associated with obesity. We treat you if you're diabetic. We treat you if you've got hypertension. We also need to treat our obese people who are just obese, because our results suggest that there may be an increased cardiovascular risk for these patients," said Dr. Robinson, a cardiovascular research fellow at the University of Oxford, England.
Using MRI, she investigated the mechanical elastic functioning of the aorta in 27 obese subjects with a mean body mass index of 34 kg/[m.sup.2] without diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, or hypertension, and in 12 normal-weight controls. Mean aortic ...
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...risk factors can vary widely among similarly obese individuals, which suggests that obesity is merely one of...compared cardiovascular risk factors in 211 obese individuals (body mass index 30-35 kg/[m.sup.2...
- Omega-3s May Benefit Newborns, Menopausal Women and Obese Individuals.(Report)
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- Omega-3s May Benefit Newborns, Menopausal Women and Obese Individuals.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 2, 2009 700+ words
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- PGC-1 alpha expression reduced in adipose tissue of morbidly obese subjects.
- Newspaper article from: Health & Medicine Week March 1, 2004 700+ words
...PGC-1 alpha is reduced in the adipose tissue of morbidly obese subjects. According to a study from England, "Peroxisome proliferator...PGC-1 alpha is reduced in the adipose tissue of morbidly obese subjects. Int J Obesity, 2004;28(1):176-179). For more...
- Ergo Science Completes Enrollment of Phase II Weight Loss Clinical Study in...
- Press release article from: Business Wire July 21, 1998 700+ words
...across the United States in approximately 300 clinically obese subjects over a six-month period. The obese patient population...ERGOSET(R) tablets on body weight and body fat in 17 obese subjects on a moderate calorie-restricted diet. Results of this...
- Systemic inflammation in morbidly obese subjects: response to oral...
- Magazine article from: Alternative Medicine Review Faintuch, J. Horie, L.M. Barbeiro, H.V. September 1, 2007 700+ words
...of omega-3 fatty acids, a prospective randomized double-blind cross-over study was designed. METHODS: Outpatient obese subjects (n = 41) were clinically and biochemically screened, and results for 24 randomized subjects are shown. Age was 40...
