AN INCH OF EXTRA WAISTLINE INCREASES YOUR RISK OF HEART ATTACK BY 10%: STUDY

Tue 30 August 2022:

An interesting study from Oxford University was just published, and reading about it might make the majority of us reach down and pinch our waists. According to the findings, every additional inch of a person’s waistline increases their chance of heart failure by 10%.

The study was presented at the European Society of Cardiology congress in Barcelona, and it was completed over the course of 13 years with more than 430,000 British participants. According to reports, the participants’ average age was 56, and 8,669 of them had heart failure for the first time, many of which were fatal.

According to the study, a person with a waist of 41 inches may be 40% more likely to develop a cardiac condition than a person with a waist of 37 inches.

Moreover, according to the researchers, people with bigger waistlines were more likely to develop heart conditions than those weighing heavier.

Dr Ayodipupo Oguntade, the lead researcher of the study confirmed that ‘trunk fat’ was a major indicator of a person developing heart conditions.

“The amount of fat people carry around their trunk is more important in tracking body fatness and cardiovascular risk.” said Dr Oguntade.

He further added that a person with a bigger waistline was 3.21 times more likely to suffer heart failure compared to a person having a high Body Mass Index. The person in the latter category had 2.65 times the risk of suffering heart failure.

Scientists believe that a greater waist measurement indicates that a person has more visceral fat than normal. The additional fat is accumulated around the belly, restricting blood flow within the blood vessels. Once the movement is hampered, the heart’s functionality is impacted.

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