Your waistline could reveal a hidden heart risk your BMI misses, major study finds
6 news sources are covering this Health story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
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The brief
"Your waistline could reveal a hidden heart risk your BMI misses, major study finds" is generating significant coverage in the Health category, with 6 articles from 6 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include U.S. News & World Report, People.com, Good Morning America and Medscape. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
This brief was generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only. The latest headlines from every source are listed below; the velocity chart shows how the story is developing in real time.
Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 43d ago.
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Why is "Your waistline could reveal a hidden heart risk your BMI misses, major study fin" trending?
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Coverage (6)
- Waist Size Is Accurate Way To Gauge Unhealthy Excess Weight, Study Says U.S. News & World Report · 46d ago
- Belly Fat Plays ‘Critical Role’ in Signaling Heart Disease Risk as Experts Call to ‘Abandon Sole Focus’ on BMI People.com · 46d ago
- Belly fat may be a better predictor of heart disease risk than BMI, study finds Good Morning America · 46d ago
- Central Adiposity May Reclassify CVD Risk Beyond BMI Medscape · 46d ago
- Just How Bad is BMI at Predicting CVD Risk? cardiacwire.com · 46d ago
- Your waistline could reveal a hidden heart risk your BMI misses, major study finds Fox News · 46d ago
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