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Simple tests could signal and prevent heart disease in women.
2003 DEC 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A few safe and simple tests could identify, and possibly prevent, coronary heart disease in middle-aged women, study findings suggest.
"Most women gain one to two pounds per year as they approach and go through menopause, and a percentage of them will go on to develop heart disease as a result," said Lewis H. Kuller, MD, professor of epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. "Keeping one's waist circumference from expanding is a good way to avoid a negative outcome, but more targeted monitoring of other predictors, such as insulin, adiponectin, and coronary calcium, can give a more accurate indication of when a woman is entering the danger zone."
Kuller made his remarks at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions held November 9-12, 2003, in Orlando, Florida.
Unlike the fat that accumulates at other points on the body, waistline fat surrounds the abdominal organs, setting off physiological changes that can lead to a variety of diseases and disabilities. A percentage of women who gain waistline fat at middle age develop high levels of insulin, or insulin resistance, throwing off their bodies' delicate glucose metabolism and triggering in some the development of smaller and numerous ...
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