Some Obese Individuals Appear 'Metabolically Healthy,' Without Increased Cardiovascular Risk

Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 01:28 in Health & Medicine

Some obese individuals do not appear to have an increased risk for heart disease, while some normal-weight individuals experience a cluster of heart risks, according to two reports in the August 11/25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

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