Big Belly Predicts Heart Disease

December 30th, 2006

Researchers report recently in the American Journal of Epidemiology that using SAG plus BMI together improves prediction of coronary heart disease.

Translation? SAG is ’sagittal abdominal diameter’, e.g., big belly. SAG is a more precise measure than waist measurement, so its value in predicting CHD is greater. It is independent of muscle mass which can make BMI by itself a misleading indicator.

How do you get one of those big bellies that leads to heart disease? You know.

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