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Contact: Katherine Morales
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UT Southwestern Medical Center
Caption: Dr. James de Lemos and colleagues found that people with a larger waist-to-hip ratio may be at increased risk for heart disease. The findings suggest that body mass index alone might not give a clear enough picture of heart disease risk.
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