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This Hidden Type Of Fat In Your Body Could Significantly Increase Your Risk Of Death

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This Hidden Type Of Fat In Your Body Could Significantly Increase Your Risk Of Death

New research found that those carrying more hidden fat in and around their muscles were at higher risk of dying from or being hospitalised for heart disease, according to research published in the European Heart Journal. This association remains significant, regardless of body mass index (BMI). The findings of the study highlight the weaknesses of…

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Should we ditch BMI and use the ‘body roundness index’ instead?

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Should we ditch BMI and use the ‘body roundness index’ instead?

BMI has remained the go-to method for measuring health since it first started being used in the latter part of the 20th century. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Body mass index (better known as BMI) has long been used to get a quick and easy snapshot of a person’s body fat levels. To calculate someone’s…

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