Vital Signs: Patterns: For Heart Risk, No Telltale Body Shape

Monday, March 21, 2011 - 11:31 in Health & Medicine

Among patients who had a heart attack or stroke, whether someone carried excess weight like an “apple” or a “pear” was not a predictor of risk, a study found.

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