May 25, 2013

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Women & Heart Check-ups

REGULAR HEART-DISEASE RISK ASSESSMENTS DON'T TAKE YOUR WAIST SIZE INTO
ACCOUNT.
BUT JOHNS HOPKINS RESEARCHERS SAY PEOPLE WITH APPLE SHAPES ARE MORE AT
RISK FOR DEVELOPING METABOLIC SYNDROME... WHICH IN TURN... DOUBLES YOUR RISK OF
HEART DISEASE.
SO IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A HEART CHECK UP IN THE PAST YEAR... AND YOUR WAIST
MEASURES 35 INCHES OR MORE... IT'S TIME TO SEE YOUR DOCTOR.