Women who work under pressure are more likely to get belly fat.

Over 2/3 of the more than 500 questions sent to the "Safe Weight Loss Consulting" program in the first 2 days were related to the problem of belly fat. Many people suffer from having an "overweight waistline" due to pressure from work and living environment.

“Doctor, I am 28 years old this year, an office worker. Maybe because I sit a lot, my waistline is getting bigger and bigger, it used to be only 65 cm but now it is 88 cm” is the sharing of Hai Anh - Thai Binh sent to the program; or the concern of Phuong Thuy - Da Nang: “I am 160 cm tall, weigh 66 kg and I gave birth 2 years ago. In recent months, my work has been stressful and pressuring. I eat a lot so I am getting fatter and fatter, mostly in my stomach and buttocks, making me feel full and heavy, sometimes I even feel short of breath, I am very sad”. These are two of hundreds of questions sent by female readers for advice from experts.

Experts and guests of the consulting program.

According to Dr. Dao Thi Yen Phi, the body is divided into four different blocks: fat, lean, bone and water. When white fat increases excessively, it is called overweight or obesity. Increased white fat is often concentrated in areas with loose, elastic structures such as the waist, abdomen, hips, thighs... causing loss of aesthetics and many health consequences.

Regarding the issue of belly fat, Associate Professor, Dr. Le Bach Mai, Deputy Director of the National Institute of Nutrition, said that many studies show that the type of obesity in Vietnamese people is belly fat and high body fat ratio, especially for women. In particular, today, when the pressure of life is greater, women are more likely to have belly fat. Statistics show that office workers, female civil servants, postpartum women... are the most susceptible to belly fat.

Scientists have found that women who work in offices or civil servants are often under pressure or in uncomfortable working environments, which can easily cause stress. When stress is prolonged, the body produces cortisol - a hormone that encourages the body to cling to fat around the abdomen, causing the abdomen to "suddenly" increase in size. And when stress leads to insomnia, it disrupts the production of leptin, hormones that help regulate appetite and metabolism. Therefore, it stimulates eating more when tired, easily craving and eating more sweets and fats. Therefore, the more stressed and pressured, the more likely the waistline will expand.

In addition, workaholic women often eat at irregular times or skip meals, which can easily cause digestive disorders. Meanwhile, not chewing food thoroughly and drinking little water can easily lead to intestinal diseases, indigestion, which also causes the abdomen to be tense and distended over time. Busy women also easily compromise on eating fast food, processed foods such as cakes, milk, ice cream, fried chicken, etc., which contain a lot of energy. If these foods are eaten while staying up late to finish work, they have a greater chance of causing harm to women's waistlines.

In addition, belly fat in women is due to their special physiological stages such as pregnancy, breastfeeding... Excessive nutrition, limited exercise, and many people do not breastfeed... further increase the occurrence of belly fat. From there, postpartum obesity and postpartum weight loss become a constant and difficult problem.

Regarding the health risks of abdominal obesity, Professor Dang Van Phuoc emphasized that abdominal obesity is a condition that includes the accumulation of subcutaneous fat and visceral fat. Visceral fat is especially dangerous because it can cause complications of diseases such as cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, bone and joint disease, cancer, etc.

Reducing belly fat requires perseverance and the right way

Talking about the dangers of belly fat, singer Ho Ngoc Ha, a guest on the Live Streaming program Safe Weight Loss Advice, was also very surprised: "Before, I mainly kept in shape for singing and performing, but I didn't know it had so many health benefits."

Ho Ngoc Ha also revealed that she does not eat at night after a performance because if she eats like that for a week, no matter how much she works out, her belly will still be as big as usual. She also emphasized the need to persevere in exercising and maintaining a healthy diet because that is the battle she had to overcome to have a beautiful figure and good health.

To improve the condition of belly fat, Associate Professor Le Bach Mai recommends having a suitable diet, reducing animal fat, candy, fast food, soft drinks, beer, wine, etc. Increase green vegetables, low-sugar fruits. At the same time, it is necessary to exercise 5-6 days a week and at least 30 minutes each time. Practice exercises for the waist, abdomen, and thighs - where white fat accumulates a lot. In addition, it is possible to use support products that target the pathogenesis containing natural biological active ingredients from Belaunja and Mangastin, which have the effect of reducing accumulation and increasing the lysis of white fat in the waist, abdomen, and thighs...

Precious biological active ingredients from Belaunja and Mangastin in LIC help reduce accumulation and increase white fat lysis safely and effectively.

Clinical research on natural biological active ingredients from Belaunja and Mangastin published by the University of California Davis (USA) shows clear effectiveness in weight loss and BMI, waist and hip indexes after 2 - 8 weeks of use and is safe for users.

Persistently following the three golden principles of nutrition, exercise and using natural biological active ingredients is considered a safe method that helps effectively and sustainably deal with the worrying belly fat condition of many people today.

According to VnExpress