What is the impact of obesity on cardiovascular disease?
Studies have shown that obesity is associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases. For example, in a study published in Circulation in 2008, researchers found that obesity was associated with an increased risk of acute coronary events. Similarly, a study published in Circulation in 2010 found that body mass index and the metabolic syndrome were associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death in middle-aged men. Moreover, a study published in JAMA in 2006 found that extremely obese women had an increased risk of mortality and cardiac and vascular outcomes. In addition, a systematic review of cohort studies published in The Lancet in 2006 found that there was an association between bodyweight and total mortality and with cardiovascular events in coronary artery disease. Taken together, these findings suggest that obesity is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death.  