A newly-published study in the European Society of Cardiology’s European Heart Journal is shedding new light on the obesity paradox. Study findings show that if doctors measure the ratio of waist to height in a patient with heart failure, rather than looking at body mass index, the supposed survival advantage for patients with a BMI of 25kg/m2 or more disappears.
Health heart attack risk What is really behind the "obesity paradox". As of 12:21 p.m| Reading time: 4 minutes Additional body fat provides protection against heart problems, according to the previous assumption Those: Getty Images/Malandrino You can listen to our WELT podcasts here In order to display embedded content, your revocable consent to the transmission…