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Free Radicals Implicated in Obesity Heart Risk Posted: Thursday, February 09, 2006

Overweight people may have impaired blood flow that can increase their risk of heart disease. Partly to blame is an abundance of free radicals--naturally occurring compounds that damage cells and lead to disease.

First Link Found Between Obesity, Inflammation And Vascular Disease Posted: Monday, October 03, 2005

Human fat cells produce a protein that is linked to both inflammation and an increased risk of heart disease and stroke. Researchers found that aspirin and statin drugs, reduce production of CRP from fat cells.

Obese Heart Failure Patients Fare Better Than Lean Counterparts Posted: Thursday, January 20, 2005

New research indicates that among heart failure patients, having excess body weight is associated with a lower risk of death than being normal weight.

 

 

 

 

 

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