Probably everyone is aware of the body mass index (BMI) and its relationship to our over all health. For instance, as our BMI goes up, our over all health, particularly heart health, goes down.
However, the BMI is not the best predictor of our heart's health. That indicator is the size of our waist in relationship to the size of our hips.
Yes, we alll worry about the cellulite we may have on our butt and thighs; however, we should be concerned about how flat our tummy is.
In a recent research, those people whose aorta showed calcification (or hardening of the arteries) were 3 times more likely to have a high waist hip ratio. This was true even after other factors such as high blood pressure, smoking, high cholesterol and diabetes were taken into consideration.
No doubt about it, middle age spread is not healthy.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, August 21, 2007
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