{
  "id": 575903,
  "title": "Abdominal fat predicts heart disease risk better than BMI, study shows",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/abdominal-fat-predicts-heart-disease-risk-better-than-bmi-study-shows",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-11T14:00:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-abdominal-fat-heart-disease-bmi.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The size of a person's midsection is a better indicator of cardiovascular disease risk than body mass index (BMI) alone, according to a study published in JACC. BMI has traditionally been used to determine overweight or obesity, common risk factors for heart disease, but this study shows that not accounting for waist circumference (WC) or waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) can lead to misclassification of…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}