Heart disease in obesity
Common Questions and Answers about Heart disease in obesity
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AND, since many have become westernised, they have certainly started to see the real effects of heart disease. Erijon is correct in that these individual cases are often used to try and disprove the benefits of medications, but they never use the full story. It's the same with the French paradox for the English. Our neighbours consume tons of dairy products yet have very little instance of heart disease compared to us.
I am very pleased with the decline in heart disease over the last 40 years since death rates peaked in 1968.
The decline began in 1968, then 19 years later in 1989 statins were introduced. I couldn't help but notice the decline rate pre and post statins remained virtually unchanged. Can someone explain why statins have had no visible impact on enhancing the decline rate of deaths from heart disease in the United States?
For the most part, weight gain is simple mathematics, you take in m ore calories than you burn and the excess is stored in fat cells. Your mother can do some sort of exercise to burn calories, she just needs to watch her heart rate and work load. Just moving burns calories so a simple walk will do it. If walking is too much, some time moving in a pool is very helpful.
In any case, she needs to cut back on her calories to match what she burns in a day.
ve read that consuming a nutritional diet can prove to be highly beneficial in minimizing the risk of heart disease. Diseases like obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, etc., are connected to Cardiovascular Diseases and heart problems. Which are the foods to be take in order to avoid cardiovascular disease.
Did they test your sodium level in your blood or a 24 hour urine test for sodium? What about testing your thyroid function & ADH or antidiuretic hormone, which helps regulate water in your body?
Did they do a color doppler on your legs to test circulation? Peripheral vascular disease can affect extremities with pain and swelling. My grandma had PVD. Your heart's okay you say, but what about your triglycerides and cholesterol levels?
How can a sedentary lifestyle contribute to coronary artery disease or any heart problems?
I don't get how, Is it the effects of a sedentary lifestyle that can contribute to heart problems ? like being inactive can cause obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure that can then result in problems in the future?
I ask because I'm 22, not very active but eat fairly healthy I have occasional brief chest pain near heart, makes me think its angina straight away.
If your parents or siblings in particular had heart disease, that increases your risk significantly (especially if they had heart disease before the age of 55).
While your normal pressure and labs do confer a lower risk for you, it doesn't eliminate it completely. If you are having intermittent chest pains, consider seeing your primary physician or a cardiologist for an EKG, and depending on your story, can pursue more testing if necessary.
This can be for many reasons, from obesity (the ECG leads are further from the heart) through COPD (same reason, the overinflated lungs are in the way) to significant heart disease, which are many...the ECG needs to be taken in the context for which it was done. Apparentally your doctor is not willing to affirm any heart disorder based on the EKG and chest pains without further evidence or continued chest pains.
It could be that the electrodes were not adhered properly and air was between them or it could indicate that there is heart or lung disease. Who did the test? Did they repeat it and get the same results? Do you have other symptoms? What prompted the test in the first place? If this wasn't from an error in electrode placement I would suspect further testing of the heart and lungs would be in order if the results persist.
Remember, CHF is usually the result of anther underlying condition like prolonged high blood pressure, a common virus that settles in the heart muscle, valve disease, heart attack and many more.
As far as a treatment goes, the underlying cause is treated first. In some cases the heart can recover, in many it can not and there is no cure short of the ultimate treatment of a transplant. If you are concerned, you need to ask these questions of your doctor.
Good luck!
Thanks everybody. I appreciate the input. I have seen a doctor who didn't seem too concerned. She did an ekg and said it was normal. I have a stress test scheduled. I do not have diabetes and the onlyheart related family history is my dad takes a medication for an irregular heartbeat.
It is known that fat accumulates in the liver with a number of conditions. The most common is obesity. Fatty liver is also associated with diabetes mellitus, high blood triglycerides, and the heavy use of alcohol. It may occur with certain illnesses such as tuberculosis and malnutrition, intestinal bypass surgery for obesity, excess vitamin A in the body, or the use of certain drugs such as valproic acid (trade names: Depakene/Depakote) and corticosteroids (cortisone, prednisone).
s Board of Health voted Thursday to ban the sale of sugary drinks in containers larger than 16 ounces in restaurants and other venues, in a move meant to combat obesity and encourage residents to live healthier lifestyles.
The board voted eight in favor, with one abstention.
"It's time to face the facts: obesity is one of America's most deadly problems, and sugary beverages are a leading cause of it," said New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg in a statement earlier this month.
those with type 2 diabetes, abnormal cholesterol, high blood pressure, obesity, a family history of heart disease, or a personal history of smoking. Though these tests may not always be covered by insurance, you may find them at a lower cost at some centers. In my community in Michigan, several hospitals offer them for between $50 and $125.
Many things -- too much blood volume in the heart, narrowed valves in the heart (mitral valve), increased heart pressrues, increased heart stiffness, primary myocardial diseases or myopathies"
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Left Atrial Enlargement - Causes
Disruption in normal blood flow is one of the most common causes of left atrial enlargement.
Losing weight and especially such a significant amount can reverse the negative health issues the obesity created. Weight loss has been shown to reverse heart disease and diabetes. Read this article: https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/losing_weight/index.html. Even modest weight lost of 5% of your weight can significantly improve your health. We're cheering you on. MedHelp also has a weight loss and dieting group that is active. Here is the link: https://www.medhelp.
Some disorders that cause intrinsic restrictive disease are pulmonary fibrosis, sarcoidosis,etc....Extrinsic disease involves external factors necessary to breath such as weakened respiratory muscles (especially the diaphragm) or obesity which crowds the lungs, not allowing them to inflate properly thus restricting them.
Her doctor will do more testing to figure out what type of restrictive disease she has as there are many that fall under this category.
I am 21 years old and have struggled with obesity since I was a kid. I am 274 lbs as of right now with high blood pressure. I want to get in shape and lose the excess fat. I dont look healthy at all and my family has a history of obesity and many health problems come with it. I want to prevent these health issues and start living/eating/working out right. I have watched the biggest loser and have always tried to lose weight but I can't or I don't know how.
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