Obesity and overweight are a rapidly growing public health problem affecting an increasing number of countries worldwide because of its prevalence, costs, and health effects.
Obesity and being overweight, abnormal accumulation of body fat (usually 20% above the normal ideal body weight), are chronic disorders officially classified as a diseases (ICD-10 E66.0) in 1990 and defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 kg/m2 or more.
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Heart disease is responsible for the most deaths worldwide for both men and women of all races. The term “heart disease”, includes different types of disease such as coronary artery disease (CAD), heart attack, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease.
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Nobody can see into the future, but the blood that courses through your veins may hold some important secrets about your future health – or lack thereof.
The discovering of prognostic or diagnostic biomarkers for both severe and also minor diseases has a long tradition in health sciences. Researchers all over the world search for new biomarkers which can reveal correct diagnosis, disease severity or even risk of death.
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