Obesity paradox congress

• Introduction
• OP in CAD
• OP in heart failure
• OP in diabetes
• OP in stroke
• How to explain OP?
• Conclusions

Obesity is considered a major risk factor not only for type 2 diabetes, lipid disorders, and hypertension but also for coronary heart disease and certain cancers

Mortality increases as BMI increases above 25 kg/m2 and as BMI decreases below 25 kg/m2