Hidden fat within your muscles could be a more substantial warning sign of heart disease than your overall weight, according to Harvard researchers.
They found that even a 1 percent increase in fatty muscle raises cardiovascular risk by 7 percent.
Fat Within Muscles More Dangerous for Heart Than Overall Body Weight
A new study challenges traditional BMI-based risk assessment.
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George Citroner reports on health and medicine, covering topics that include cancer, infectious diseases, and neurodegenerative conditions. He was awarded the Media Orthopaedic Reporting Excellence (MORE) award in 2020 for a story on osteoporosis risk in men.
