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Even an Extra Bit of Flab Could Increase Heart Failure Risk

by Sreeraman on December 24, 2008 at 11:25 AM Heart Disease News

When it comes to keeping a healthy heart, even a little extra weight is dangerous, according to new findings.

The findings are based on a major national study - analyzing two decades of data tracking the health of 21,000 middle-aged American men, all of them doctors.

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"Not obese, but just being overweight increases the risk of heart failure by 49 percent," CBS News quoted Dr. Satish Kenchaiah, a researcher for the study, as saying.

The researchers also found that even a little bit of exercise, enough to break a sweat just one to three times a month, can reduce the chance of heart failure by 18 percent.

"If you are lean and active your risk of heart failure will be the lowest and if you�re obese and inactive it will be the highest," Kenchaiah said.

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