People with larger waistlines are more at risk of heart disease, a study has shown, which could persuade women to invest in new ladies fitness clothing and start exercising more.

Researchers from Canada, the Netherlands and the UK studied data on 21,787 men and women aged from 45 to 79.

Of the study participants, 1,295 men and 814 women developed coronary heart disease during the follow up period of up to ten years.

Those who had an increased waist circumference were more likely to have developed coronary heart disease than their slimmer counterparts.

The risk was highest, however, in those with a large waist circumference as well as increased levels of a compound called triglyceride.

Earlier this month, a study conducted by the University of Alberta's School of Public Health found that heart failure patients who build their muscles are more likely to survive than those who are less muscular.

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