"Being overweight has long been linked to heart conditions and type 2 diabetes, but even people who look thinner could be at risk, researchers suggest. A new study led by researchers at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, explains there is such a thing as being skinny-fat - someone who appears to be healthy and slim but in fact has hidden fat deep inside their organs."
"The findings, published in Communications Medicine, suggest the fat hidden in the abdomen and liver may quietly damage arteries. It challenges the long-standing reliance on body-mass index (BMI) as a measure of obesity and offers fresh insight into how hidden fat contributes to heart disease. Visceral fat, which wraps around internal organs, and hepatic fat stored in the liver are known to increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease but their effects on artery health are less known."
Researchers at McMaster University in Ontario identified a 'skinny-fat' phenotype where people who appear slim harbor visceral and hepatic fat deep inside organs. The hidden abdominal and liver fat can quietly damage arteries and elevate risks of type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease. The findings were published in Communications Medicine and challenge the long-standing reliance on body-mass index (BMI) as the sole measure of obesity. Visceral fat surrounding organs and hepatic fat in the liver have known metabolic risks, and the research suggests that their effects on artery health may be underestimated even after accounting for traditional cardiovascular risk factors.
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