Belly fat is good, but when there is too much, it can increase the risk of chronic disease. Experts often recommend drinking less alcohol, eating more protein, and lifting weight to reduce belly fat. Furthermore, belly fat can disfigure your shape and make you feel like you are pregnant if you are a woman. Women...
by Radiological Society of North America Increased neuroinflammation (yellow colors) associated with higher hidden fat (visceral fat) in the cohort of 54 participants with an average age of 50 years in the brain’s white matter. The green colors are the normal white matter. Credit: RSNA/Mahsa Dolatshahi, M.D., M.P.H. Higher amounts of visceral abdominal fat in midlife...
by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Credit: CC0 Public Domain An avocado a day could help redistribute belly fat in women toward a healthier profile, according to a new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and collaborators. One hundred and five adults with overweight and obesity participated in a randomized controlled trial that provided one meal a...
Scientists already know that stomach fat — known as abdominal obesity — increases the risk of having a first heart attack. But new research finds that having excessive fat in this specific area also increases risk of subsequent heart attacks. Abdominal fat may be a risk factor for repeat heart attacks. “The reason abdominal obesity...
TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN A new study using data from over 5,000 individuals has found that a measure of belly fat (waist: hip ratio) was associated with a reduced cognitive function in older Irish adults (>60 years of age). These findings have significant implications as the global prevalence of dementia is predicted to increase from 24.3...
Belly fat, even in people who are not otherwise overweight, is bad for the heart, according to results from the Mayo Clinic presented today at EuroPrevent 2018, a European Society of Cardiology congress. “See your doctor if your waist is bigger than your hips,” said study author Dr Jose Medina-Inojosa, from the division of Preventive...
