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Victor Froelicher, MD

Publication Details

  • The obesity paradox and weight loss.

    Myers J, Lata K, Chowdhury S, McAuley P, Jain N, Froelicher V. Am J Med. 2011; 124 (10): 924-30

    An "obesity paradox," in which overweight and obese individuals with established cardiovascular disease have a better prognosis than normal weight subjects, has been reported in a number of clinical cohorts, but little is known about the effects of weight loss on the obesity paradox and its association with health outcomes.

    PubMedID: 21798508

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