Reader comments: Health of heart may not depend on weight
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Thomas | 4:16 p.m. Aug. 12, 2008
The problem with the BMI is it doesn't take into consideration bone mass and other physical factors. People can weigh heavy for reasons other than fat. I do agree with waist size as an indicator of problems because the waist area is where we store most of our fat. I used to be chubby until I had my cardiac event (aka heart attack) when I was in my mid forties. It was a definite wake-up call and I don't want to have another one of those ever again.
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