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Research Project A couple of the most common cardiovascular diseases associated with obesity were covered in this chapter. Go to the library and look up other cardiovascular diseases. See what scientists and

doctors believe causes each one. Is obesity related to any of them? Make a list of all of the cardiovascular diseases connected with obesity, and the dangers associated with each disease.

are apparent once you expend just 500 Calories per week in exercise. That’s equivalent to just two hours of moderately paced walking or under an hour of moderately paced aerobics. So get off that couch and get moving! One last thought: If 70 percent of all cardiovascular disease is related to excess weight, and cardiovascular disease kills, then indirectly, obesity kills, too. Don’t minimize its risks. The cost is too great.

Text-Dependent Questions:

1. List three ways that excess weight contributes to cardiovascular diseases. 2. How can someone lower her risk of developing coronary artery disease? 3. Why is high blood pressure more common in people that are overweight or obese? 4. How can some heart disease be reversed?

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