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[Closed] Spare tyre triples the risk of heart attack?

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 xcgb
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Well thats me then! better put the biscuits back on the shelf

What tyres for a heart attack?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9502246/Spare-tyre-triples-the-risk-of-heart-attack.html


 
Posted : 28/08/2012 9:23 am
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hardly ground breaking news from the telegraph there! Over weight people are more at risk of heart attack than people who are a healthy weight.

I'd suggest super tacky minions on a road ride.


 
Posted : 28/08/2012 9:25 am
 xcgb
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I'm not overweight according to my BMI but this is the issue...

having a normal BMI “should not reassure them that their risk for heart disease is low”. “Where their fat is distributed on their body can mean a lot .?.?. even if their body weight is within normal limits,


 
Posted : 28/08/2012 9:30 am
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Over weight people are more at risk of heart attack than people who are a healthy weight.
Except it says the opposite of that:
"Men and women who are not overweight but store most of their fat around their waist are at greater risk of heart disease or stroke than the clinically obese. "


 
Posted : 28/08/2012 9:33 am
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over weight is just an excuse. The only thing that really matters is how much fat your carrying. If you are "overweight" it could be muscle, but most people shouldn't delude themselves and claim big bones, muscle etc. If you think your a little on the large side your not, your fat. Change in perception in the UK about what is normal.


 
Posted : 28/08/2012 10:47 am
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Yikes i'm a goner then, it must be true or the paper wouldn't have printed it. 😆


 
Posted : 28/08/2012 11:02 am
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I've got 4 spare tyres at the moment, should I get rid of them?


 
Posted : 28/08/2012 11:40 am
 xcgb
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yes, especially if they are nobby nics


 
Posted : 28/08/2012 11:47 am
 Solo
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[i]but most people shouldn't delude themselves and claim big bones, muscle etc. If you think your a little on the large side your not, your fat. Change in perception in the UK about what is normal. [/i]

I would agree, but the swivel eyed maniacs in the popular media hold the public's attention and seem to change their message about diet on a monthly basis. That and the fact that the medical community isn't entirely in agreement about what people should or should not include in a [i]balanced[/i] diet. Although at least most appear to agree that exercise is an important part of a [i]healthy[/i] lifestyle.

The genie is out of the soda pop bottle and ain't gonna be put back in.
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Posted : 28/08/2012 11:54 am

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