Obesity and Cardiovascular Illness

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Obesity and Cardiovascular Illness

• What we know and possible strategies.

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Definition

• Obesity is most commonly defined in terms of the
  body mass index (BMI)
• A BMI over 30 is defined as 'obese

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Prevalence
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Causes
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CVD Obesity
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Hypertension
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Dyslipidemia
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Type 2 Diabetes
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Metabolic Syndrome
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Efficacy of Treatments
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Where Do We Go From Here?
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Conclusions
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