03/30/2026
Our weight isn’t the best indicator of your heart health, your visceral fat is.
Visceral fat (the fat stored around your organs) is far more closely linked to heart failure risk than the number on the scale. Meaning: you can be at a “healthy” weight and still have a higher risk internally.
This is why a body composition scan > a scale.
The scale tells you how much you weigh.
A body composition scan tells you what that weight is made of, including the most dangerous type of fat your body carries.
If you’re only tracking weight, you’re missing a huge part of the picture.
Read the full study through the link 🔗
https://newsroom.heart.org/news/extra-belly-weight-not-bmi-was-a-stronger-predictor-of-heart-failure-risk-inflammation