BMI is a very weak predictor of the risk of a heart attack. Measuring the girth of the waist and (the) girth of the hip is far more powerful. Salim Yusuf
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![What we know is that fat in the abdomen, which is associated with a larger waist, is metabolically active and produces various hormones that can cause harmful effects, such as causing diabetes, affecting blood pressure, affecting lipid [blood fat] levels, ... Fat in the abdomen may also relate to fat in the liver, and that makes the liver not function well. - Salim Yusuf Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=V2hhdCB3ZSBrbm93IGlzIHRoYXQgZmF0IGluIHRoZSBhYmRvbWVuLCB3aGljaCBpcyBhc3NvY2lhdGVkIHdpdGggYSBsYXJnZXIgd2Fpc3QsIGlzIG1ldGFib2xpY2FsbHkgYWN0aXZlIGFuZCBwcm9kdWNlcyB2YXJpb3VzIGhvcm1vbmVzIHRoYXQgY2FuIGNhdXNlIGhhcm1mdWwgZWZmZWN0cywgc3VjaCBhcyBjYXVzaW5nIGRpYWJldGVzLCBhZmZlY3RpbmcgYmxvb2QgcHJlc3N1cmUsIGFmZmVjdGluZyBsaXBpZCBbYmxvb2QgZmF0XSBsZXZlbHMsIC4uLiBGYXQgaW4gdGhlIGFiZG9tZW4gbWF5IGFsc28gcmVsYXRlIHRvIGZhdCBpbiB0aGUgbGl2ZXIsIGFuZCB0aGF0IG1ha2VzIHRoZSBsaXZlciBub3QgZnVuY3Rpb24gd2VsbC4g&author=ICBTYWxpbSBZdXN1ZiAgICA=&num=4 "What we know is that fat in the abdomen, which is associated with a larger waist, is metabolically active and produces various hormones that can cause harmful effects, such as causing diabetes, affecting blood pressure, affecting lipid [blood fat] levels, ... Fat in the abdomen may also relate to fat in the liver, and that makes the liver not function well. - Salim Yusuf Quotes")
![What we know is that fat in the abdomen, which is associated with a larger waist, is metabolically active and produces various hormones that can cause harmful effects, such as causing diabetes, affecting blood pressure, affecting lipid [blood fat] levels. Fat in the abdomen may also relate to fat in the liver, and that makes the liver not function well. - Salim Yusuf Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=V2hhdCB3ZSBrbm93IGlzIHRoYXQgZmF0IGluIHRoZSBhYmRvbWVuLCB3aGljaCBpcyBhc3NvY2lhdGVkIHdpdGggYSBsYXJnZXIgd2Fpc3QsIGlzIG1ldGFib2xpY2FsbHkgYWN0aXZlIGFuZCBwcm9kdWNlcyB2YXJpb3VzIGhvcm1vbmVzIHRoYXQgY2FuIGNhdXNlIGhhcm1mdWwgZWZmZWN0cywgc3VjaCBhcyBjYXVzaW5nIGRpYWJldGVzLCBhZmZlY3RpbmcgYmxvb2QgcHJlc3N1cmUsIGFmZmVjdGluZyBsaXBpZCBbYmxvb2QgZmF0XSBsZXZlbHMuIEZhdCBpbiB0aGUgYWJkb21lbiBtYXkgYWxzbyByZWxhdGUgdG8gZmF0IGluIHRoZSBsaXZlciwgYW5kIHRoYXQgbWFrZXMgdGhlIGxpdmVyIG5vdCBmdW5jdGlvbiB3ZWxsLiA=&author=ICBTYWxpbSBZdXN1ZiAgICA=&num=4 "What we know is that fat in the abdomen, which is associated with a larger waist, is metabolically active and produces various hormones that can cause harmful effects, such as causing diabetes, affecting blood pressure, affecting lipid [blood fat] levels. Fat in the abdomen may also relate to fat in the liver, and that makes the liver not function well. - Salim Yusuf Quotes")
