"In the study of about 5,000 adults, the college-educated with household incomes of more than $75,000 a year had much less of a blood protein linked to heart disease than did the poorer or less educated — as long as they weren't overweight.You cannot hide behind your designer muumuu.
But as weight crept up, so did C-reactive protein in the blood, a sign of inflamed tissue that can lead to blocked coronary arteries, said Cathy Bykowski, a psychologist at the University of South Florida in Tampa."
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Sunday, March 30, 2008
Obesity cancels health advantage of affluent
Of fat and fortune.
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