But new research, published in the European Heart Journal, highlights a hidden risk that could be quietly undermining our cardiovascular health: fat stored inside our muscles. Unlike subcutaneous ...

A recent study found that the fat stored in muscles can damage blood vessels. This can increase the risk of hospitalisation or death due to heart disease, regardless of body mass index (BMI).

Fat deposits in muscles can increase the risk of a heart emergency For every 1% increase in muscle fat, there’s a 7% increased risk of death, heart attack or heart failure This risk was independent of ...

These may include obesity, diabetes and even heart disease. Experts believe that this happens because the fatty infiltration into muscles is little known and therefore gaining much attraction in ...

This is the first study to comprehensively investigate the effects of fatty muscles on heart disease. The new finding adds evidence that existing measures, such as body mass index or waist ...

Washington DC [US], January 22 (ANI): People with pockets of fat hidden inside their muscles are at a higher risk of dying or being hospitalized from a heart attack or heart failure, regardless of ...

Fat hidden within muscles that resembes the so-called marbling seen in beef significantly increases the risk of death from heart attacks or heart failure, regardless of a person's body weight ...