Ab Fat Hazards

Abdominal fat and health hazards

It is well known that over weight and fatness may be a cause of a number of diseases, moreover it has been discovered that abdominal fat is the most unwanted type of fat.

So you must be careful if you have a plump belly and keep more than required amounts of fat in your lower abdomen.

As per an article published in USA today it has been discovered that individuals with floppy stomachs keep more than usual amount of fat in their tummies. This fat then finds to path to and is deposited around vital structures.

Many health hazards such as raised cholesterol, high triglycerides, raised insulin and hypertension are related to this fat also known as intra abdominal fat.

Obese individuals have the most chances of developing these diseases especially those males with a waist length of more than 40 inches and those females with waist length of more than 36 inches.

Belly fat & breast cancer

It has been found out that adult females who have sagging tummies, keep more than average amount of fat in their bellies. They also have greater estrogen levels. You may be familiar with the fact that increased estrogen is now related with increased breast cancer risk. So researchers are now looking for associations between breast cancer and belly fat.

Stomach fat also results in increased insulin levels, a situation which may also lead to breast cancer.

Diabetes and pot belly

Deposition of fat around your belly deranges the insulin production in your body thus raising the blood sugar levels. This puts more strain on the pancreas to increase the production of insulin.

With the passage of time this will over tax the pancreas, causing it to fatigue. Diabetes develops in this way.

Risk of heart disease

Are you aware that abdominal fat increases the chance of developing high blood cholesterol by almost 40 percent? It was concluded in a study that females with the waistline of more than 30 inches had double the risk of a heart attack than those with trimmer waistlines.

In simpler non-scientific terms, as the liver converts extra sugar into fat, this fat is then released in the blood stream from where it is stored in fat cells in the abdomen. This results in an increase in harmful cholesterol level, thus raising the chance of a heart attack.

Varicose Veins

Increase in abdominal fat may get down the veins of your lower limbs thus making it hard for the blood to flow through them.

Back flow of blood through the veins is prevented by the presence of one-way valves. Blood starts to flow backwards as the veins become weak resulting in congestion in the veins.

This is why a number of obese people suffer from varicose veins. Reducing weight and exercises can prevent this.