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Increasing obesity is one the most important healthcare problems in United States and has become a major focus of recent government initiatives to improve the health of the country.
The serious effects of obesity are even greater in Indians and other South Asians especially in the case of obesity around the waist. Although, Body Mass index (BMI) is the commonest measure of obesity we now know that a more dangerous type of obesity is “Abdominal Obesity”. “Abdominal”, sometimes called “central”, obesity which is best measured by waist size.

From University of Miami: For Carl E. Orringer, M.D., the newest faculty member in the Cardiovascular Division, the move from Cleveland to Miami is a homecoming. Orringer is a triple ’Cane, with a B.A. in chemistry (1970), an M.D. (1974) and a residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital (1977). Thirty-seven years later, he’s back, bringing with him a high-profile cardiovascular disease-prevention program that he developed.

“Everything is coming full circle,” Orringer said. “I feel an allegiance to UM, and bringing the program here is my way of saying thank you.”

A new study finds that about a third of children, ages 9 to 11, have cholesterol levels considered borderline or high.

Nearly one-third of children may have worrisome levels of cholesterol, putting them at risk for cardiovascular problems decades later, according to a new study.

The study of more than 12,000 9- to 11-year-olds, presented today at the American College of Cardiology's annual conference in Washington, found that 30% of those tested had "borderline" or "abnormal" levels of cholesterol.