Is the excess fat on your stomach more dangerous to your health than the excess fat on your hips and thighs?
Yes, the excess fat on the abdominal region is associated with chronic diseases like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. This means the more excess stomach fat you have, the higher the risk you are for any one of these chronic medical conditions.
Fat in the abdominal area consists of two types: subcutaneous fat and visceral fat. Subcutaneous fat is the fat right beneath your skin and above your abdominal muscles. Visceral fat is the fat that lay deeper and surrounds the abdominal muscles.
Both of these types of fat have negative health conditions associated with them, but visceral fat has especially higher health risks of developing the above mention health conditions.
The natural aging factor contributes to the dangers of belly fat as well. As humans age, their metabolism naturally tends to slow down. This causes their body to store more fat as opposed to muscle. This is true especially for women, because they tend to carry even more fat than men. As aging progresses, especially after menopause for women, the fat storage in the body shifts from hips and thighs to the midsection.
A person’s waist can grow larger without gaining any weight simply by the redistribution of body fat from other parts of the body to the stomach region. This is why managing the excess fat in this area is critically important to one’s health and longevity.
There is also research that shows supports fat cells stored in the abdominal region are active cells, not just dormant cells waiting to be burned off. They can produce hormones that can lead to diabetes and they can also produce estrogen which leads to a higher risk of breast cancer. Excess estrogen leads to many other medical conditions like thyroid issues and uterine fibroids.
Fat storage in the abdominal area can also cause particular chemical changes throughout the body that lowers metabolism and increases craving for sweets.
What this ultimately means is that having excess fat in your stomach region can actually make you gain even more stomach fat by slowing down the process to burn it off and attracting foods that keep it on. This process becomes a vicious cycle.
Hopefully this is enough motivation for you to start working out so you can avoid the dangers of excess belly fat.
In order to maintain a trim waistline, you’ll need to participate in consistent full body workout program that includes many multi-joint exercises. Some of the best workouts for abs are ones that include exercises like squats, deadlifts, pull-ups and lunges. These are exercises require you to use all the muscles of your body include your core.
You’ll also need to follow a healthy, nutrient dense diet that consists of plenty of good fats, fruits and vegetables, and lean proteins. Make sure you stay away from the worst fatty foods like hydrogenated oils, saturated fats, and deep fried foods.
My managing the excess fat in your stomach region, not only will you look better and feel more sexy, but you will be taking care of yourself to live a long, healthy life.
