Belly size more accurate for heart disease risk

Waist measurement is a more precise indicator for the risk of heart disease than BMI, experts say.

The Star MalaysiaDPA2026-09-16 12:00查看原文 ↗

Researchers say that measuring our waist-to-hip ratio and waist circumference is more accurate than BMI when it comes to assessing the risk of heart disease. — 123rf

As middle age advances, many people face the disappointment and discomfort of being unable to button their favourite trousers or of seeing a T-shirt fail to hang as straight as it did during their trim twenties and flirty thirties.

But that belly flab could be more than just an unwanted spare tyre; it is probably also a warning of increased heart disease risk, if the latest research published in the Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology ( JACC ) is anything to go by.

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