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Obesity, Larger Waist Size Good for Heart Failure Patients, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Study


7/6/2012 6:52:14 AM

UCLA researchers have found that in both men and women with advanced heart failure, obesity — as indicated by a high body mass index (BMI) — and a higher waist circumference were factors that put them at significantly less risk for adverse outcomes. Heart failure affects 5.8 million people, including 2.5 million women. Approximately one-half to two-thirds of heart failure patients are overweight or obese

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