The Obesity Paradox and Cardiorespiratory Fitness

Pages: 251 - 263
Published: Jan 1, 2019
Abstract
Obesity is associated with a number of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVD), such as metabolic syndrome, hyperlipidemia (HLD), glucose intolerance, and hypertension (HTN). Several studies have, however, reported that a body mass index (BMI) representing overweight and obese individuals (BMI > 25.0 kg/m2) is more protective against mortality than BMI representing normal-weight individuals (BMI 18.5–24.9 kg/m2). This association has been...
Paper Details
Title
The Obesity Paradox and Cardiorespiratory Fitness
Published Date
Jan 1, 2019
Journal
Pages
251 - 263
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