Belly Fat Plays ‘Critical Role’ in Signaling Heart Disease Risk as Experts Call to ‘Abandon Sole Focus’ on BMI
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Belly Fat Plays ‘Critical Role’ in Signaling Heart Disease Risk as Experts Call to ‘Abandon Sole Focus’ on BMI
Belly fat plays a ‘critical role’ in determining someone’s risk of heart disease — more so than the historically flawed standard of BMI, according to a new study published in JACC, the flagship journal of the American College of Cardiology.
The distribution of body fat says more about our cardiovascular health than the body mass index. The most important thing is belly fat.
Dr. Hassan Al Tamimi, First Cardiology and Intersectary Patient Consultant at Heart Hospital, confirmed that tri-fat differs in terms of composition and function from cholesterol, indicating that fat analysis known as . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .…
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