Pot-belly linked to heart disease
ISLAMABAD: Having a pot-belly can put you at risk of getting a heart
attack. A new study has found that abdominal fat is linked to heart
disease.
Large waist measurements relative to hip size, were linked to early
signs of heart disease, researchers from the University of Texas found
after studying 2,744 people.
The researches found that the link remained strong when other risk
factors such as blood pressure, diabetes and age were taken into
account.
The study looked at men and women who undergone medical tests and
imaging scans to identify the early signs of atherosclerosis - the
narrowing and hardening of the arteries linked to the development of
cardiovascular disease.........
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