Obesity is Driving the Cardiovascular Disease Epidemic: However, Should Obesity be Classified as a Disease?
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Nutrition as a link between obesity and cardiovascular disease: how can we stop the obesity epidemic?
Overweight and obesity are associated with excess cardiovascular risk. To reduce cardiovascular risk at the population level, the prevention of overweight and obesity is key. This requires adoption of a healthy lifestyle, including less inactivity and more moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, and a healthy diet. Diet composition may facilitate weight gain prevention and weight loss. Effects ...
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Overweight and obesity are associated with excess cardiovascular risk. To reduce cardiovascular risk at the population level, the prevention of overweight and obesity is key. This requires adoption of a healthy lifestyle, including less inactivity and more moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, and a healthy diet. Diet composition may facilitate weight gain prevention and weight loss. Effects ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1340-3478,1880-3873
DOI: 10.5551/jat.21550