New research suggests that measures of excess weight around the waist (central obesity or visceral fat) may increase the risk ...

New research has found that extra abdominal fat is strongly associated with an increased risk of heart failure. Excess belly ...

Extra belly fat and waist size may be more strongly associated with heart failure risk than BMI, new research finds.

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