A new study has found that your legs could indicate how likely you are to suffer from a serious long-term health problem.
Research has revealed that people with thin legs have a higher risk of heart failure - a condition which means that the heart is unable to pump blood around the body properly - after suffering a heart attack. Previous studies have shown that having strong quadriceps, the muscles at the front of your thigh, is associated with a lower risk of death in patients with coronary artery disease.
Researchers said that a heart attack, known medically as myocardial infarction, is the most common cause of heart failure, with around 6% to 9% of heart attack patients going on to have one. The new study tested the possibility that leg strength is associated with a lower risk of developing heart failure after acute myocardial infarction, The Mirror reports.
