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Vascular Inflammation and Obesity
Most people know that being overweight adds to the risk of heart problems. And now there is new research out that helps explain just a little more about why that’s so.
Body fat isn’t just an inert storage depot for unused energy. Aside from increasing blood pressure and high cholesterol, fat also contains hormonal mediators. The more fat, the more mediators.
One type of these mediators, cytokines, cause the inflammation that destabilizes plaque build-up on arterial walls, and if a piece breaks off and causes a blockage, you know what’s next: heart attack!
There are markers that doctors can test… Continue reading
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Vascular Inflammation and Obesity
Most people know that being overweight adds to the risk of heart problems. And now there is new research out that helps explain just a little more about why that’s so.
Body fat isn’t just an inert storage depot for unused energy. Aside from increasing blood pressure and high cholesterol, fat also contains hormonal mediators. The more fat, the more mediators.
One type of these mediators, cytokines, cause the inflammation that destabilizes plaque build-up on arterial walls, and if a piece breaks off and causes a blockage, you know what’s next: heart attack!
There are markers that doctors can test… Continue reading
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