Heart attack survivors who carry extra weight around their belly are at greater risk of another heart attack, new research has found — another reason why measuring your waist may be more important than stepping on the scale
Heart attack survivors who carry extra weight around their belly are at greater risk of another heart attack, new research has found, another reason why measuring your waist may be more important than stepping on the scale.
It's been known for a while that having a pot belly, even if you are slim elsewhere, increases the odds of having a first heart attack, but the latest study, which published Monday in the European Journal of Preventative Cardiology, is the first time researchers have found a link between belly fat and the risk of a subsequent heart attack or stroke. The link was particularly strong in men, researchers said.
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