Effects of Weight Loss on Vascular Function in Obese Individuals with Poor Cardiovascular Health: Design and Research Protocol of an Interventional Clinical Trial

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[3] Robinson M(2018)Introduction: The state of obesity in 2017 Med Clin North Am 102 1-11

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[6] Margono C(2017)Impact of oxidative stress on the heart and vasculature J Am Coll Cardiol 70 212-29

[7] Upadhyay J(2019)Dietary weight loss intervention improves subclinical atherosclerosis and oxidative stress markers in leukocytes of obese humans Int J Obes 43 2200-9

[8] Farr O(2013)Sleep apnoea and the heart Eur Respir Rev 22 333-52

[9] Perakakis N(2017)Prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in the general population: a systematic review Sleep Med Rev 34 70-81

[10] Ghaly W(2015)The effects of moderate energy restriction on apnoea severity and CVD risk factors in obese patients with obstructive sleep apnoea Br J Nutr 114 2022-31

[1] Ng M(2014)Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 Lancet 384 766-81

[2] Fleming T(2018)Obesity as a disease Med Clin North Am 102 13-33

[3] Robinson M(2018)Introduction: The state of obesity in 2017 Med Clin North Am 102 1-11

[4] Thomson B(2016)Obesity as a disease: current policies and implications for the future Curr Obes Rep 5 291-7

[5] Graetz N(2015)Obesity and cardiovascular disease: weight loss is not the only target Can J Cardiol 31 216-22

[6] Margono C(2017)Impact of oxidative stress on the heart and vasculature J Am Coll Cardiol 70 212-29

[7] Upadhyay J(2019)Dietary weight loss intervention improves subclinical atherosclerosis and oxidative stress markers in leukocytes of obese humans Int J Obes 43 2200-9

[8] Farr O(2013)Sleep apnoea and the heart Eur Respir Rev 22 333-52

[9] Perakakis N(2017)Prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in the general population: a systematic review Sleep Med Rev 34 70-81

[10] Ghaly W(2015)The effects of moderate energy restriction on apnoea severity and CVD risk factors in obese patients with obstructive sleep apnoea Br J Nutr 114 2022-31