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Question

A patient demonstrates an 'apple-shaped' body distribution with most excess weight around the abdomen. Which health implication is most consistent with this pattern?

Accepted Answer

Higher visceral fat and a steeper increase in risk for cardiometabolic disease compared with a pear-shaped distribution

Answer

Lower cardiometabolic risk because central fat is primarily subcutaneous and harmless compared to limb fat

Answer

Equivalent risk to pear-shaped bodies, since total fat mass, not distribution, determines chronic disease outcomes

Answer

Predominantly increased risk of bone fractures but not cardiometabolic disease, because abdominal fat protects the heart