Overweight and obesity are very well-known risk factors for incident hypertension1 and for all-cause mortality; a recent estimate by US researchers suggests that obesity is per se responsible for one out of every 10 preventable deaths in the United States.2Even though the most relevant guidelines in the field of cardiovascular disease prevention strongly emphasize the need for overweight and obese individuals to change their lifestyle to reduce body weight and thereby improve blood pressure and lower cardiovascular disease risk,3 there is a lack of direct evidence that this approach is useful in general practice.

Weight loss and blood pressure normalization: the relevance of early interventions in hypertension

CICERO, ARRIGO FRANCESCO GIUSEPPE
2010

Abstract

Overweight and obesity are very well-known risk factors for incident hypertension1 and for all-cause mortality; a recent estimate by US researchers suggests that obesity is per se responsible for one out of every 10 preventable deaths in the United States.2Even though the most relevant guidelines in the field of cardiovascular disease prevention strongly emphasize the need for overweight and obese individuals to change their lifestyle to reduce body weight and thereby improve blood pressure and lower cardiovascular disease risk,3 there is a lack of direct evidence that this approach is useful in general practice.
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