Abdominal fat predicts heart disease risk better than BMI, study shows

Abdominal fat predicts heart disease risk better than BMI, study shows. The size of a person's midsection is a better indicator of cardiovascular disease risk than body mass index (BMI) alone, according to a study published in JACC.

O que aconteceu

The size of a person's midsection is a better indicator of cardiovascular disease risk than body mass index (BMI) alone, according to a study published in JACC.

BMI has traditionally been used to determine overweight or obesity, common risk factors for heart disease, but this study shows that not accounting for waist circumference (WC) or waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) can lead to misclassification of cardiovascular disease risk.

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Consequência prática

The size of a person's midsection is a better indicator of cardiovascular disease risk than body mass index (BMI) alone, according to a study published in JACC. o movimento reforça a leitura de que decisões em Fitness precisam ser acompanhadas com atenção aos dados e ao desfecho concreto.

The size of a person's midsection is a better indicator of cardiovascular disease risk than body mass index (BMI) alone, according to a study published in JACC. o movimento reforça a leitura de que decisões em Fitness precisam ser acompanhadas com atenção aos dados e ao desfecho concreto.

BMI has traditionally been used to determine overweight or obesity, common risk factors for heart disease, but this study shows that not accounting for waist circumference (WC) or waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) can lead to misclassification of cardiovascular disease risk. o movimento reforça a leitura de que decisões em Fitness precisam ser acompanhadas com atenção aos dados e ao desfecho concreto.

The size of a person's midsection is a better indicator of cardiovascular disease risk than body mass index (BMI) alone, according to a study published in JACC. o movimento reforça a leitura de que decisões em Fitness precisam ser acompanhadas com atenção aos dados e ao desfecho concreto.

BMI has traditionally been used to determine overweight or obesity, common risk factors for heart disease, but this study shows that not accounting for waist circumference (WC) or waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) can lead to misclassification of cardiovascular disease risk. o movimento reforça a leitura de que decisões em Fitness precisam ser acompanhadas com atenção aos dados e ao desfecho concreto.

The size of a person's midsection is a better indicator of cardiovascular disease risk than body mass index (BMI) alone, according to a study published in JACC. o movimento reforça a leitura de que decisões em Fitness precisam ser acompanhadas com atenção aos dados e ao desfecho concreto.

BMI has traditionally been used to determine overweight or obesity, common risk factors for heart disease, but this study shows that not accounting for waist circumference (WC) or waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) can lead to misclassification of cardiovascular disease risk. o movimento reforça a leitura de que decisões em Fitness precisam ser acompanhadas com atenção aos dados e ao desfecho concreto.