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Fitness and Fatness Balance Lowers CVD Risks

March 6, 2012

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Healthy adults who become more fit and lose weight can reduce their risks of cardiovascular disease risk factors, including hypertension, metabolic syndrome, and hypercholesterolemia. Among more than 3,000 healthy adults followed for six years, those who maintained or improved fitness had lower CVD risks, even if they gained some weight. Similarly, losing weight somewhat attenuated the CVD risks for those who lost their fitness level.

RESULT: Changes in Fitness and Fatness on the Development of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors
Journal of American College of Cardiology | Feb 14, 2012 (Free abstract. Full text $15)

An elevated resting heart rate has a high potential for screening obese children and adolescents for elevated levels of total cholesterol and triglycerides, as well as for dyslipidemia. In this study of 180 obese children and adolescents, a multivariate model showed a significant relationship independent of age, gender, and general and trunk adiposity.

RESULT: Resting heart rate as a predictor of metabolic dysfunctions in obese children and adolescents
BMC Pediatrics | Jan 12, 2011 (FREE FULL TEXT)

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