A new research has revealed that fat neck may also be used as a measure to determine heart risk. It’s likely to asses anyone’s waist as a clue for ascertaining the risk of heart problems.

The researchers said, with the help of measuring the thickness of one’s neck may be used as clues to evaluate the risk of heart disease in even those with comparatively trim waistlines. Phenomenon of the risk was defined as to have lower levels of healthy cholesterol or blood glucose with higher levels. High density lipoprotein (HDL)-good cholesterol is known to take away cholesterol from the cells to the liver where it is broken down. If men and women have a lower ratio of (HDL) than it is recommended, they have a greater tendency to develop heart diseases.

Average neck perimeter, in the study, for men was 40.5cm and for women it was 34.2cm. Risk factors increased with the growth of neck circumference. It did not mean that neck size made a difference to low density lipoprotein(LDL)-bad cholesterol which can cause an impairment but it certainly affect the levels of glucose in both men an women.

An increased level of blood sugar is taken as a precise indicator to evaluate the risk of developing heart problems. It was also noticed, regardless of the waistline, the persons with fat neck and had larger neck than average around the middle.

One of the researchers emphasized, exercise was more helpful in reducing bad cholesterol rather than dieting.