WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2005-- -- AS PART OF THE STUDY, GE HEALTHCARE PARTNERS WITH CARDIOLOGIST TO OFFER FREE MOTHER’S DAY CARDS WITH HEART DISEASE PREVENTION TIPS -- A recent study that included obese women revealed that increased fitness levels lowers the levels of C-reactive protein - a protein marker of inflammation, in obese women. More than 200 obese women participated in the academic research study over a three-month period at the Rippe Lifestyle Institute at Florida Hospital Celebration Health in Orlando, Fla. Dr. James Rippe, a cardiologist and author of Heart Disease for Dummies, said the findings showed that the higher the physical activity, the lower the level of inflammation measured by high sensitivity CRP in obese women. In recent years, an increasing amount of attention has been focused on CRP, a protein marker of inflammation associated with both coronary artery disease and hypertension.
