MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'being overweight and recovering from heart disease'. Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:30:05 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2424224&cid=t_241884_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FVNKACRhgrGU%2F Here’s a head scratcher if ever there was one. Apparently obese people are better able to fight heart disease, especially against the condition’s worst effects. This is a phenomenon they’re calling the “obesity paradox.” While obesity helps contribute to things like heart disease and high blood pressure, the obese also seem to do better at rebounding better than lean patients. One belief is that obese people visit their doctors at the first sign of symptoms, while another thought is that “something in the excess fat cells of obese people might have a protective value.” Make no mistake, however, that being obese is STILL a bad thing! The reason people get heart disease to begin with is because they are obese. So if you’ve got weight to lose, ... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2424224 Tue, 19 May 2009 23:39:15 +0100 2424224