Visceral fat
2006-04-29 00:01:33.282937+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
Belly fat blues, or why that paunch is worse for you than thunder thighs:
Analyzing data from 27,000 people in 52 countries, the scientists found that BMI measurements were only slightly higher among people who had had heart attacks compared with those who hadn't. But heart attack sufferers had a much higher waist-to-hip ratio (a measurement that reflects abdominal fat) compared with those who hadn't, regardless of other cardiovascular risk factors. This finding was true for men and women in every ethnic group.
And more reason to assume that the BMI is bunk.