The Affects Of Excess Ab Flab To A Woman’s Health

Posted on 13. Nov, 2009 by admin in Women's Fitness

Ab flab increases the risk of heart disease and diabetes and also ab flab has been linked to depression in women.

Why concentrate on belly fat excess weight when fat any place in the body is bad for your health? Abdominal fat is harmful because it tends to settle around vital organs (like the liver) and block the body’s ability to use insulin, the hormone that regulates blood sugar levels.

A new study has found that having excess belly fat in your mid-life ups your risk of dementia later in your later years. The study of more than 6,000 people found that the more fat a person has in the abdominal area in their early mid 40s, the better their chances of becoming forgetful and confused as they get older especially as they approached the age of 70. Having excess ab fat increases your chances of dementia by 2X.

Here is more bad news: Waists Mattered More Than Weight for Women

Large waists linked to higher death rates in women, regardless of weight. That news comes from a study of 44,600 female nurses enrolled in a long-term health study. Regardless of other factors, including BMI, women with larger waists and greater waist-to-hip ratios had higher death rates from all causes, including heart disease and cancer, which are the top two killers of U.S. women.

However, here is the good news: A 2009 study by the University of Illinois showed that moderate exercise — about 30 to 45 minutes a day — improved insulin sensitivity, cut down on liver fat and reduced inflammation in the belly — even without changes in diet.

Belly fat cells just under the skin is another risk factor for diabetes but also can be reduce with exercise.

As busy as your lifestyle maybe, you need to make time for exercise because that is making time for yourself, for your health, and yes for your love life.

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