Pass the waist trimming gizmos
Studies have shown waist size is clearly linked with heart attack, stroke and heart disease risk.
Even if people are not overweight, those with larger waistlines are more likely to show the early signs of heart disease than those with smaller waists.
Researchers used magnetic resonance imaging and electron beam computed tomography scans to look for early signs of clogged arteries and found a direct relationship between waist size and early indications of heart disease, regardless of the patients' overall weight.
The smaller a person's waist, the clearer his or her arteries were observed to be.
After accounting for high cholesterol, high blood pressure and other known heart factors, the researchers found that weight alone did not predict a person's chances of having early artery clogging.
Waist size, however, did.
Shit.
posted by Rose @ 10:10 PM
3 Comments:
Its wierd isnt it? Maybe its because fat stored around the waist is unhealthier than fat stored on the hips, you know apple vs pear shape.
rest up, you'll be back at it in no time :)
Hmm. I've heard the same thing and that it's better to be a pear shape than an apple. That doesn't really make me feel any better about my large caboose and thunder thighs, though. :)
Indeed! And ... yuck.
Not good news for most of us!
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