The Obesity Issue

Obesity is a leading cause for heart disease and cardiovascular problems; it
has been a clear link to many serious health issues. But now researchers are
studying how obese people deal with heart disease. Doctors say that obese
people are more inclined to get better faster, by losing weight and visiting
physicians and getting tests done more frequently to prevent and treat heart
problems.

Forbes said, "Obesity is a major problem that contributes significantly to
increased risk of heart disease and mortality," Lavie said. "But once you
get high blood pressure, blocked heart arteries and peripheral arterial
disease, the obese patients do better than the lean patients. The obesity
paradox has been written about for years, but still many doctors are not
aware of it."The patients with heart disease who do the best are the obese
who lose weight."

Also doctors say that people with more weight have more reserves to fight
off diseases. Many of these people wouldn't have developed heart disease in
the first place if it wasn't for their excess weight and obesity, but since
they do have it, there are positive sides to treating their disease.

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