Apple-shaped Body Puts Postmenopausal Women at Risk of Heart Disease

Apple-shaped distribution of body fat rather than pear-shaped distribution is associated with increased heart disease risk in postmenopausal women even if they are normal weight.

Leg fat better than belly fat for postmenopausal women. Postmenopausal women who are apple-shaped than pear-shaped are more at risk for heart disease. Normally, only overweight women are at higher of developing heart disease. However, even normal-weight women are at an increased risk of heart disease.

Apple-shaped Body Puts Postmenopausal Women at Risk of Heart Disease

Postmenopausal women who are apple-shaped, i.e. a higher proportion of fat is stored in the trunk rather than the thighs (pear-shaped) are at a greater risk of developing heart and blood vessel problems, even if they have a normal body mass index (BMI). Read More

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