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Article: Thin Thighs Might Be Harbinger of Heart Disease; Increased risk seen in Danish study, but authors say more research is needed.(Clinical report)
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- Consumer Health News (English)
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- September 3, 2009
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Byline: Ed Edelson, HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Thin thighs might look good in jeans, but a new Danish study indicates they might also raise the risk of premature death and heart disease in both men and women.
That's not to say fat thighs confer any survival benefit, the researchers stressed. Rather, the study of nearly 3,000 men and women who were followed for more than 12 years found the ideal thigh measurement was in the neighborhood of 60 centimeters, about 24 inches.
The report, by researchers at Copenhagen University Hospital, was published in the Sept. 4 issue of BMJ.
A number of studies have linked ...