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Thinking around abdominal obesity and cardiovascular risk. (2006)
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BROOM, I. 2006. Thinking around abdominal obesity and cardiovascular risk. British journal of diabetes and vascular disease, 6(2), pages 58-61.

Obesity, particularly intra-abdominal (visceral) obesity, is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD), insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, dyslipidaemia, inflammation and thrombosis. A useful indicator for visceral fat is waist circumference,... Read More about Thinking around abdominal obesity and cardiovascular risk..