Little need to incorporate obesity measures in calculations of cardiovascular disease risk

Knowledge and Attitude on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Their Relationship with Obesity and Biochemical Parameters

Background: According to the high prevalence of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in developing countries as well as high treatment expenses for patients and health-care systems, CVDs prevention in such societies has a great importance. One of the most effective strategies is improvement of knowledge and attitude towards the CVDs risk factors. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and attitud...

Obesity-related risk factors of cardiovascular disease.

etabolic syndrome (MetS) is a known risk factor of diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, in 2005, the American Diabetes Association and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes jointly stated that no existing definition of MetS meets the criteria to classify it as a syndrome and there have been endless debates on the pros and cons of how to diagnose the syndrome. Dichoto...

Anthropometric Measures and the Risk of Coronary Artery Disease

The effects of cinnamon on risk factors of cardiovascular disease

Introduction: Herbal medicine is being considered today due to the side effects and high prices of chemical medicines. Cinnamon appears to be effective in the prevention and treatment of a variety of diseases, both as a food spice and in traditional medicine. We attempted to collect the effects of cinnamon on the occurrence of cardiovascular disorders and their related parameters in this review...

The epidemiological transition: need to incorporate obesity prevention into nutrition programmes.

BACKGROUND Trends in the nutritional status for developing countries that are undergoing rapid economic growth indicate a decrease in protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) with an associated rise in obesity prevalence. OBJECTIVE This paper analyses how supplementary feeding programmes may contribute to rising obesity trends, what factors may explain this phenomenon, and potential strategies to av...