Obesity and Cardiovascular Health

Overweight and obese people have an increased incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD), including heart attack, congestive heart failure, sudden cardiac death, angina and abnormal heart rhythm 26. Obesity often increases CVD risk because of its negative effect on blood lipid levels, including increasing triglyceride levels and decreasing high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels. As a corollary, people with an excessive amount of body fat have higher levels of triglycerides and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, and lower levels of
HDL cholesterol in the blood, which may cause inflammation, and an increased risk for developing CVD27.

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