It's been well established that obesity and extra weight can increase your risk for heart disease. Read this article to find out specifics and whether you are at risk.

Being overweight is a major risk factor for heart disease. Read about a recent study that confirmed this.

This is an excellent summary of the risks of being overweight on heart disease. I have to do something about this, and it's difficult. As a woman's body reaches menopause, the metabolism slows. My reaction to stress is to eat, but an appetite suppressant is a stimulant on the heart, so I don't take them. One answer is to get a pool that you can do water aerobics in, but that has to come later. I'm working on it!