Increased Risk of Heart Attack in Younger Women

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The location of extra pounds on the body does make a difference in the first of heart disease in women.

A study of postmenopausal women published in the European Heart Journal found that women with a pear shape had a significantly lower risk of atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries, while women with an apple shape or increased fat on the trunk of their body had an increased risk of this type of coronary artery disease.

The kicker is that all of these women were within a healthy body mass index BMI. The relationship between trunk fat and …read more

Source: blogs.naturalnews.com

    

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