June 21st, 2010 |
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Healthy Meals, Obesity
Obese people without metabolic risk factors for diabetes and heart disease, such as high blood pressure and cholesterol, do not have the elevated cardiovascular risk typical of obesity, but they represent only a small percentage of the obese population, according to a long-term study. The results will be presented Saturday at The Endocrine Society’s 92nd Annual Meeting in San Diego
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Metabolically healthy obese people appear to have protection against cardiovascular disease: Study
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June 20th, 2010 |
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Obesity
Obese people without metabolic risk factors for diabetes and heart disease, such as high blood pressure and cholesterol, do not have the elevated cardiovascular risk typical of obesity, but they represent only a small …
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Certain obese people are not at high risk of heart disease, diabetes – EurekAlert
December 17th, 2009 |
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Healthy Meals
A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel has voted to recommend Crestor, a cholesterol-lowering drug, for use in people without high cholesterol, the Associated Press reports . If the FDA follows its recommendation, drug maker AstraZeneca may …
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Health Buzz: FDA Panel Says Crestor Benefits People With Normal … – US News and World Report
