from Intermountain Medical Center and Johns Hopkins Hospital
We’ve heard it before. Now, another study
confirms carrying extra weight around our
middle can be a predictor of heart disease.
The Intermountain Medical Center and Johns
Hopkins Hospital provide more evidence that
being pear-shaped, with excess weight
around our hips, is healthier than being
shaped like an apple, with excess weight
around our abdomen. Previous research
showed apple shaped bodies are associated
with high blood pressure, high sugar levels,
high cholesterol and heart failure. However,
this study found waist-circumference is
linked to a specific heart dysfunction that
causes heart disease, including congestive
heart failure. Researchers say while any
form of obesity can stress the heart,
reducing waist size may reduce those risks.