Foreword

Obesity has been implicated as one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular disease and its prevalence has increased during the last decades. However, there is little agreement on the particular reasons why this increased in the prevalence of obesity has happened. Caloric consumption has been implicated as one of the etiologic factors by which obesity can occur. In the issue of the Journal, Archer et al report the validity of the 1971 –2010 USDA′s loss-adjusted food availability (LAFA) per capita as an estimate of caloric consumption.

Source: Current Problems in Cardiology - October 17, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Hector O. Ventura Source Type: research