Thursday, April 8, 2010

Have A Heart (Literally) - Lose Weight

There's mounting evidence, reinforced by a new study, that obesity does negatively impact cardiac health - by precipitating such life-threatening conditions as high blood pressure and diabetes. In fact, stroke risk increases with step-up in body mask index (BMI) and waist circumference, which are some well accepted measures of obesity. The risk factors cut across geographies as well as ethnicities, indicating the urgent need to create public consciousness regarding the disastrous consequences of putting on extra flab.

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