{"id":568,"date":"2012-08-28T01:57:37","date_gmt":"2012-08-28T01:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.klinikong.com\/?p=568"},"modified":"2012-08-28T01:57:37","modified_gmt":"2012-08-28T01:57:37","slug":"spare-tyre-triples-the-risk-of-heart-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klinikong.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/28\/spare-tyre-triples-the-risk-of-heart-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Spare tyre’ triples the risk of heart attack"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Men and women who are not overweight but store most of their fat around their waist are at greater risk of heart disease or stroke than the clinically obese.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This could be because those who are overweight or obese have more weight on their thighs and hips which helps offset the problem, researchers said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Doctors from the Mayo Clinic in the United States examined the health records of 12,785 people with an average age of 44, over a 14-year period.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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They recorded patients\u2019 body mass index (BMI) \u2013 their ratio of weight relative to height \u2013 as well as their waist-to-hip ratio, which signifies how much of their weight they store on their belly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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During the study, 2,562 of the patients died, including 1,138 as a result of a cardiovascular problem such as heart disease or stroke. The findings suggest that people with a normal BMI but a high waist-to-hip ratio were 2.75 times more likely to die from a cardiovascular condition than people who were normal on both scales. Even people who were clinically obese and had a high proportion of fat stored around their middle had only 2.34 times the risk of dying from heart disease or stroke compared with the healthiest group.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the European Society of Cardiology\u2019s annual congress in Munich, Dr Karine Sahakyan said having a normal BMI \u201cshould not reassure them that their risk for heart disease is low\u201d. \u201cWhere their fat is distributed on their body can mean a lot .\u2009.\u2009. even if their body weight is within normal limits,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Fat which accumulates between the organs in the abdomen, and causes the waistline to expand, is made of a different type of cell to that which accumulates around the legs and thighs. Cells in belly fat release chemicals which raise insulin resistance and are thought to increase the risk of cardiovascular problems.<\/p>\n

People who are overweight and obese have more muscle mass and store some of their fat on their legs and hips, which Dr Sahakyan said was \u201cactually protective\u201d. Slimmer people are more likely to carry extra weight on the waist, she said.<\/p>\n

Patients with a high waist-to-hip ratio can offset their risk by exercising more and sticking to a healthy diet. Prof Peter Weissberg, the medical director of the British Heart Foundation, said waist-to-hip measurement was a \u201cstronger indicator\u201d of cardiovascular risk than BMI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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