Key result
Cardiac rehabilitation programs need to develop strategies to assist overweight participants with meaningful and permanent weight loss to modify coronary risk factors.
Population
Individuals entering cardiac rehabilitation in the United States, the vast majority of whom are overweight
Design
Review
Authors
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Current cardiac rehab may inadequately address weight loss in overweight participants; leaves open optimal sustainable strategies for risk modification.
Cardiac rehabilitation programs need to develop specific strategies to assist participants with meaningful and permanent weight loss to address the high prevalence of overweight individuals in these settings.
Savage et al. (2006) conducted a review in Obesity and coronary heart disease. Cardiac rehabilitation programs for weight loss was evaluated. Cardiac rehabilitation programs need to develop strategies to assist overweight participants with meaningful and permanent weight loss to modify coronary risk factors.
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