Research shows that people with “thunder thighs” are 61% less likely to have high blood pressure

Having fat legs is half the high risk blood pressure, According to a new study.

According to a study of about 6,000 people under the age of 60, those with “thighs” are 61% less likely to have a heart attack or stroke.

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Aayush Visaria, Principal Investigator at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, said:

“We know that the fat around your waist is harmful to your health, but the same can’t be said about fat on your legs.

“If you have fat around your feet, it’s probably not a bad thing, and it may protect you from high blood pressure, according to our findings.”

Storing fat there is considered safer than around the waist-“apple shape”-from where it is likely to reach organs.

Visaria, a fourth-year medical student, said participants with a high percentage of total body adipose tissue in the feet were much less likely to have hypertension.

About 13 million people, more than a quarter of adults in the UK, are affected. It can cause blood clots and block the blood supply to the heart and brain.

A study presented at a virtual meeting of the American Heart Association investigated the association of three different conditions with leg fat measurements.

People in the “high percentage” group were much less likely to take some form than their lower-level peers.

The average age of participants in the United States was 37 years, almost half were women, and one in four (24%) had hypertension-defined as -130/80 mm Hg (millimeters of mercury).

The top number applies to the arterial “systolic” pressure as the heart beats. The lower part shows the “diastolic” pressure between beats.

Those with thick legs are 61%, 39%, and 53%, respectively, and are less likely to have their first or second gain, respectively.

A special x-ray scan measured the adipose tissue of the legs and compared it to total body mass.

The US team classified volunteers as having high or low leg fat mass-the former was at least 34% in men and 39% in women.

The risk remained significantly lower, taking into account age, gender, race, ethnicity, education, smoking, drinking, cholesterol levels, and back fat.

Visaria said: “If these results were confirmed by a larger, more robust study, and studies with easily accessible measurement methods such as perimeter of the thigh, it could impact patient care.

“Just like the waist circumference is used to estimate abdominal fat, the thigh circumference is somewhat awkward and has not been extensively studied in the US population, but could be a useful tool. there is.”

Earlier this year, a survey of more than 9,000 older men and women in China yielded similar results.

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The risk of hypertension was significantly reduced when the thigh circumference exceeded 55 cm (21.7 in) in men and 54 cm (21.3) in women.

This was consistent for both men and women and was independent of age, body mass index, waist circumference.

On the other hand, men with a thigh circumference of less than 51 cm (20 inches) for men and less than 50 cm (19.7) for women were more likely to have high blood pressure.

The Chinese team said doctors should start measuring the thighs of overweight and obese patients.

It is simple, inexpensive, and has previously been shown to be effective against other diseases.

A small area around the thigh is associated with diabetes.

A study last year found that an apple-shaped person could more than triple the risk of a heart attack or stroke in a woman.

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