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Beer bellies linked to worse heart structure changes especially in men
- A large MRI study presented at the Radiological Society of North America found waist-to-hip ratio linked to more concerning cardiac remodeling than body mass index in the Hamburg City Health Study cohort.
- Visceral fat accumulates deep around internal organs and is linked to early cardiac stress affecting breathing and lung pressure, contributing to harmful cardiovascular effects.
- Advanced cardiac MRI revealed that in the Hamburg City Health Study cohort, abdominal obesity was associated with heart-muscle thickening and smaller chamber volumes, especially in men, with high WHR prevalence among males at 91%.
- Clinicians are urged to proactively screen for abdominal obesity, and patients can calculate waist-to-hip ratio at home with a tape measure using the WHO threshold of more than 0.90 for men.
- Because the associations persisted after risk adjustment, the findings show general obesity by BMI links to ventricular dilatation and LV mass, suggesting shifts in screening and public-health priorities.
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Researchers start from the idea that fat distribution, and not just total weight, has a significant impact on heart damage.
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Men's Beer Bellies Could Pose Special Risk to Heart
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'Beer Belly' Linked To Heart Damage In Men
A large new study using advanced imaging found that abdominal obesity, sometimes referred to as a “beer belly,” is associated with more harmful changes in heart structure than overall body weight alone, especially in men. The post ‘Beer Belly’ Linked To Heart Damage In Men appeared first on Study Finds.
'Beer belly' warning as scientists uncover worrying heart risk lurking behind visceral fat
Britons have been warned that extra weight around the middle could be far worse for their heart than simply being overweight overall, after new research showed that so-called "beer bellies" are linked to particularly harmful changes in heart structure
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