Fighting excess body fat
Research shows that excess body fat is associated with an increased risk for hypertension, diabetes, coronary artery disease and hyperlipidaemia (high cholesterol). |  | How obesity hurts your heart
Obesity predisposes to raised triglyceride levels and low HDL, both of which are independent risk factors for coronary artery disease. | | Fat, fatter, South African?
South Africa is on its way to overtaking America as the world's fattest nation. What now? | | Waist measurement saves heart
South Africans know that abdominal fat is linked to heart disease, but many don't know what their waist size should be - and, it seems, doctors can be partly to blame. |
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