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Metabolic adaptation

Overweight and obesity without cardiometabolic dysfunction were not associated with a higher risk of recurrent major cardiovascular events and mortality compared to normal weight without cardiometabolic dysfunction.

Practitioners should consider the metabolic health of overweight and obese patients when assessing cardiovascular risk.

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Over a mean follow-up time of 6 years, they found that, as compared to the normal weight without cardiometabolic dysfunction group, overweight and obesity without cardiometabolic dysfunction were not associated with a higher risk of recurrent major cardiovascular events and mortality.
Alline Beleigoli et al. · Heart · 2014

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Based on the large sample size and follow-up duration.

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Alline Beleigoli et al. · Heart · 2014

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