A new study indicated that excess fat stored around the waist or visceral fat was more strongly associated with heart failure risk than body mass index (BMI).

Excess belly fat can significantly increase the risk of developing heart failure, even in people with a normal body mass index, according to the study. Scientists note that inflammation plays a key ...

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Waist circumference, not BMI, was tied to increased risk for adiposity-related heart failure, and the association was ...

Extra belly fat, not BMI, may be a stronger predictor of heart failure and inflammation, new research suggests. | One of India's leading Digital News Agency offering Breaking News round the clock. Why ...

Objectives Declining physical fitness, rising obesity and mental and behavioural diagnoses are growing public health issues in young adults. This study aimed to examine the associations between ...

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Research Highlights Fat stored around the waist, often called belly fat or visceral fat, showed a much stronger link to heart ...

Key Takeaways Belly fat might predict heart risk better than BMIMeasures of excess belly fat were linked to increased risk of ...

Waist-to-hip ratio is another belly fat measure, which may predict heart attack risk better than BMI, especially in women, ...

New research suggests that measures of excess weight around the waist (central obesity or visceral fat) may increase the risk ...

Excess fat stored around the waist (belly weight or visceral fat), indicated by measuring waist size, was more strongly ...