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Cardiovascular or heart disease is one of the many health risks that obese individual face due to their excess weight. Cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of death worldwide.

Preventive measures for reducing your risk of cardiovascular disease include:

• Dietary Measures: Adding whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, limiting your salt intake and reducing your saturated fat intake.
• Tobacco: Stop smoking and try to avoid second hand smoke.
• Exercise: Increase your daily activity to include 30 minutes of exercise five days per week.
• Weight: Decrease your body fat if you are obese or overweight.

Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic recently reviewed 52 studies involving 17,000 surgical weight loss patients. What the researchers found was that the ten-year risk of having a heart attack was reduced from more than 6 percent (6 in 100 individuals) to less than 4 percent (4 in 100 individuals).

Patients lost about ½ of their excess weight. 68% of the patients saw a significant decrease in their high blood pressure. Additionally, 75% of the patients studied saw their diabetes improve only 3 months after their surgical procedure.

This information was recently published in the American Journal of Cardiology.

At oBand we can help you reduce your risk and resolve the health complications of cardiovascular disease and other obesity related illnesses through our surgical weight loss procedures. Call us today and start your journey to a healthier you.