Chapter
Ethnicity and Cardiovascular Disease
Abstract
Obesity is a highly prevalent and complex chronic disease associated with numerous comorbidities. Treatments include lifestyle modification, pharmacotherapy and surgery. Before beginning therapy, it is important to identify and address potential barriers to weight loss. Weight reductions of 5‐10% are clinically beneficial and improve some obesity related comorbidities. After one year, lifestyle modification reduces weight by about 3‐5 kg and …
Authors
Chow CK; Anand SS; Yusuf S
Book title
Evidence‐Based Cardiology
Pagination
pp. 235-257
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
November 13, 2009
DOI
10.1002/9781444309768.ch19