People with stable overweight or obesity had increased levels of cardiac troponin I, a highly sensitive marker of subclinical heart injury.
Obesity - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Complications, Treatment
Obesity is a condition where there is excess accumulation of body fat which poses a risk to the health of the individual. It can affect children and adults.
Obesity is a condition where there is excess accumulation of body fat which poses a risk to the health of the individual. It can affect children and adults.
‘A new study has identified an association between lifetime excess weight and subclinical heart injury.’
"The association of obesity with overt cardiac disease is well established, but in this study, we demonstrate that long-standing obesity is injurious to cardiac health even before symptoms occur,” said lead author Magnus N. Lyngbakken, MD, PhD, of Akershus University Hospital and the University of Oslo, in Norway. “This further underlines the importance of weight control in prevention of serious cardiac conditions such as heart failure.”
Source-Eurekalert
Quiz on Obesity
There are thousands out there battling ‘the bulge’. With childhood obesity on the rise even children are not spared. If your weight issues are threatening to weigh you down learn more about obesity by taking part in this quiz.
“We are indeed much more than what we eat, but what we eat can nevertheless help us to be much more than what we are”. - Adelle Davis
There are thousands out there battling ‘the bulge’. With childhood obesity on the rise even children are not spared. If your weight issues are threatening to weigh you down learn more about obesity by taking part in this quiz.
Foods that Can Save Your Heart
Do you enjoy a glass of wine with your meal? If so it's good news for your heart!
Do you enjoy a glass of wine with your meal? If so it's good news for your heart!
