Belly fat and health risks

Belly fat not only affects your figure, but an oversized waist also causes you to face dozens of unwanted negative health effects.

Quickly make a plan to reduce your waistline if you do not want to suffer from one of the following diseases.

Gallbladder trouble

According to research results by experts at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, women with large waistlines will face a risk of gallstones twice as high as other women.

The research team led by expert Chung-Jyi Tsai and colleagues conducted a study of 42,000 women aged 39 - 66. During the study, experts found that women with large waistlines faced a 40% higher risk of kidney stones than other women.

"Stealing" bone health

Researchers at Columbia University, led by expert Adi Cohen, have presented evidence showing that women in the group with large waistlines are more likely to face bone problems, especially osteoporosis.

Belly fat will hide many health concerns (Illustration photo)

The study subjects were women aged 18-48 years old, with no history of bone and joint diseases or previous fractures. Specifically, bone density in women with belly fat will decrease by 30% compared to women without belly fat.

Increased risk of cardiovascular disease

Experts warn that even for people with average weight or even a slim figure but are the "owners" of a large waist, the risk of death from cardiovascular disease in these people will be 3 times higher than others.

The results of this study were presented by experts at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Munich, Germany on Monday. Led by Lopez-Jimenez, the research team and his colleagues conducted a study and investigated data from 12,000 people, including both men and women.

After 14 years of research, 2,500 people died from various causes and 1,100 people died from cardiovascular diseases.

Professor Lopez said that people with belly fat will have a 2.75 times higher risk of death from cardiovascular disease and a 2.08 times higher risk of death from any cause.

Another large-scale study, involving 360,000 Europeans, lasting 10 years, was conducted by experts at the Institute of Cancer and Nutrition Research.

Research shows that people with belly fat are at higher risk of early death than those with a normal waistline.

Specifically, people with large waists (over 100 cm in men and over 89 cm in women) will face a risk of death twice as high as those with small waists (specifically 86 cm in men and 71 cm in women). Furthermore, increasing the waist by 5 cm increases the risk of early death by 17% in men and 13% in women.

Enemies in the bedroom

Having to carry an oversized belly will make you less flexible in all activities in the bedroom, which is indisputable. Moreover, belly fat is also the cause of increased estrogen hormone and decreased male sex hormone testosterone, thereby leading to decreased sexual desire in men. Not only that, men who are the "owners" of a large belly also have difficulty becoming fathers.

Increased risk of diabetes

Belly fat is one of the reasons that causes blood sugar levels to increase. The reason is because the amount of starch, fat and protein you take in exceeds the allowable threshold.

The role of insulin in the body is to "neutralize" sugar, so if you consume too much food, the pancreas will have to work continuously and at full capacity to produce more insulin than normal. This condition, if prolonged, will be the cause of incurable type 2 diabetes.

According to Alobacsi.vn