"Daily weight change is insensitive at predicting episodes of worsening heart failure."

VOA: standard.2010.06.04

But monitoring weight is not the ideal way to monitor the heart.

VOA: standard.2010.06.04

People battling excess weight have higher rates of disability, diabetes and heart disease - disorders that make them sicker at younger ages and dependent on medications for many years.

VOA: standard.2010.04.08

She adds that, since a lifetime of obesity may put a child at greater risk for heart disease and other health problems, parents need to be concerned about their child's weight from the very start.

VOA: standard.2010.03.09

"While our study shows that this might not be sufficient to maintain normal weight, it clearly is sufficient to reduce the risk of developing many chronic diseases, including heart disease, certain types of cancer, type two diabetes."

VOA: standard.2010.03.30