Belly Fat - Watch Out for These Hidden Dangers to Your Health! By Gerard Q. Mann

Since we humans always want feel attractive and admired, many of us go to great lengths to try for fast results in reducing our weight - particularly around the belly. It's important for us to look better in our clothes and in general, so that we can feel good about ourselves.

However there is a more sinister threat to having excess belly measurements than just the visual effects. This is the largely unspoken danger to your health once things get out of control.

Medical science has found a strong connection between excess belly fat and some chronic diseases. Diabetes can occur when your excess belly fat interferes with the production of insulin by your pancreas which assists in regulating your blood sugar.

People suffering with diabetes also have blood circulation problems. Most of us have heard the ghastly stories of people having to have limbs amputated as a result of diabetes and circulation breakdown. Other serious problem areas are high cholesterol, high blood pressure and a high blood sugar reading. Toe Amputation plus Ulceration

This dramatically increases the chances of having a stroke or heart attack!

However to shine a little light in the gloom, not all belly fat is so dangerous. The fat that lies just beneath the skin and above the muscle, (called subcutaneous fat) is not regarded as very threatening. The fat that produces real problems is the fat that resides underneath the muscles and around your organs. Known as visceral fat, this is most dangerous and is the one that you need to identify in your own body.

Here's a very simple way to determine whether you are a candidate for these chronic and potentially life threatening diseases via your excess belly fat: Take a tape measure and measure around your mid- section. If you measure more than 39 inches (for men) or 35 inches for women, then you are potentially at risk. If you measure less than this, but have noticed that you have been increasing in recent years – also known as a 'belly fat gainer’…

… you could be heading into dangerous territory!

Now would be a good time to make a definite plan to reduce your weight. Your plan should include: 1. improving your diet 2. doing some regular exercise 3. lowering your stress levels and 4. getting adequate amounts of sleep each night

By taking the initiative and doing something positive to improve your condition, you will gain in so many ways: you will feel better within yourself you will greatly reduce the chances of getting debilitating, life-threatening diseases, and, as a bonus you will be able to extend your life span and lead an active, enjoyable life.

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