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Obesity and cardiovascular disease
1Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki Helsinki, Finland - eero.jokinen@hus.fi.
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Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death globally, with obesity being a significant independent risk factor. This review explores the critical link between excess weight and heart health, highlighting its impact on cardiovascular disease development.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Public Health
- Epidemiology
Background:
- Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the primary cause of mortality in developed nations, posing a significant global health challenge.
- CVD's prevalence is rising in developing countries, projected to cause one in three global deaths by 2015.
- Coronary heart disease, a major component of CVD, begins in childhood but manifests symptoms in middle age.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the relationship between overweight/obesity and cardiovascular disease.
- To highlight obesity as both an independent risk factor and a contributor to other CVD risk factors.
Main Methods:
- Literature review focusing on obesity and cardiovascular disease.
- Analysis of established cardiovascular disease risk factors.
Main Results:
- Obesity is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
- Obesity is closely associated with other major CVD risk factors including high blood pressure, lipid disorders, and diabetes.
Conclusions:
- Excess weight significantly contributes to the burden of cardiovascular disease.
- Understanding the link between obesity and CVD is crucial for public health strategies and clinical interventions.
Abstract:
Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of mortality in rich countries and today it has the same meaning for health care as the epidemics of past centuries had for medicine in earlier times: 50% of the population in these countries die of cardiovascular disease. The amount of cardiovascular disease is also increasing in the developing countries together with economic growth. By 2015 one in three deaths will globally be due to cardiovascular diseases. Coronary heart disease is a chronic disease that starts in childhood, even if the symptoms first occur in the middle age. The risks for coronary heart disease are well-known: lipid disorders, especially high serum LDL-cholesterol concentration, high blood pressure, tobacco smoking, obesity, diabetes, male gender and physical inactivity. Obesity is both an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease but is also closely connected with several other risk factors. This review focuses on the connection between overweight or obesity and cardiovascular disease.
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