Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

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Obesity independently drives cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, CVD development, and CVD mortality, with abdominal obesity and visceral adiposity identified as key risk markers independent of BMI. While lifestyle changes improve metabolic health, only bariatric surgery, not medical weight loss, has shown reduced coronary artery disease risk in prospective studies.

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