Women with apple-shaped figures are twice as likely to suffer heart attacks and strokes as pear-shaped women, a major study reveals.
Storing fat around the stomach significantly raises the risk of heart disease, even in women who are a healthy weight, scientists say.
This is because fat is packed around major organs such as the liver and pancreas, and releases harmful chemicals into the blood that can cause heart disease.
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