Overweight, obese are risks for heart disease regardless of metabolic syndrome
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 15:02
in Health & Medicine
Being overweight or obese are risk factors for myocardial infarction (heart attack) and ischemic heart disease regardless of whether individuals also have the cluster of cardiovascular risk factors known as metabolic syndrome, which includes high blood pressure, high cholesterol and high blood sugar, according to a new study.