Belly Fat Beats BMI for Heart Failure Risk
Your BMI says "healthy." Your belly fat says otherwise.
As a medical school professor, I teach students that BMI is a blunt instrument. New research from the American Heart Association confirms just how blunt.
Researchers followed nearly 2,000 adults for 7 years. Belly fat -- measured by waist circumference -- was a far stronger predictor of heart failure th... https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/03/260319074558.htm
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