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Obesity, particularly visceral obesity, plays a central role in insulin resistance and contributes to an increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease starting from a young age.
Obesity, particularly visceral obesity, is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome, with its pathophysiological roots often beginning in childhood.
Warrants early visceral obesity assessment in youth; leaves open whether intervention alters long-term ASCVD risk.
Obesity is one of the major coronary risk factor representing an increasingly important worldwide health problem. The increased prevalence of obesity among younger population is likely to have long-term implications for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Obesity plays a central role in the insulin resistance syndrome and contributes to increase the risk of atherosclerotic CVD. The present review will examine the relationships among cardiovascular risk factors during the childhood-adolescence-adulthood transition. In fact, the relationship between obesity (especially visceral obesity) and CVD appears to develop at a relatively young age. The foremost physical consequence of obesity is atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and polycystic ovary syndrome represents an intriguing example of obesity-related cardiovascular complications affecting young women.
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Cascella et al. (2016) conducted a review in Obesity and cardiovascular disease. Obesity was evaluated. Obesity, particularly visceral obesity, plays a central role in insulin resistance and contributes to an increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease starting from a young age.
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