Did you know that the location of your fat — whether it’s in your belly versus in your hips or thighs — can determine how healthy you are?

New research indicates belly fat, even in normal weight people, may be more dangerous than fat in the hips and thighs and it affects heart health.

Growing Bolder nutrition expert and registered dietitian Dr. Susan Mitchell says heart disease, not breast cancer, is the No. 1 killer of American women and sadly, women often receive less medical interventions than men to prevent and treat heart disease.

Dr. Mitchell says women tend to care for everyone else first. She offers some preventative measures that all women need to start taking immediately and some tips for women to stop putting off their own health