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Doctors at the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center in Houston have established a significant inspiration to drop even a unassuming amount of weight.

“Obesity appears to be the central factor of the metabolic syndrome. Our research has delivered that weight loss of as little as 7 per cent in persons with the disease outcomes in extensive reductions in blood pressure, triglycerides, glucose and total cholesterol, all factors that tends to heart disease,” said Christie Ballantyne, MD, director of the Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention at the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center and Baylor College of Medicine.

“These exciting results occur early in the weight loss, well before individuals even begin to approach their ideal body weight,” the expert added. Every risk factor of the metabolic syndrome can be tied to increased risk for heart disease. However, research shows that all risk factors were reduced by even moderate weight loss and equivalent benefits from medications may have required three different drugs for blood pressure, lipids and glucose.

Continued weight loss shows significant improvements in both blood pressure and triglycerides. The study demonstrates that weight loss is an effective tool to lessen the cardiovascular risk factors associated with the metabolic syndrome.