MEDtube Science 2018 - Obesity – Risk or Protection Factor? Obesity Paradox in Cardiovascular Diseases

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Obesity, by definition, is a chronic disease which is the result of excessive accumulation of fatty tissue and characterized by increasing body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m2 . It is classified as a civilization disease. According to World Health Organization (WHO) in 2016 worldwide, there were 650 million obese people. As evidenced, obesity increases the probability of developing cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, heart failure and coronary artery disease. Interestingly, a lot of studies have been carried out and results of these studies indicate that obesity, which is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease, may also act as a favorable prognostic factor.

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