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Is it unhealthy to have a belly?
Research suggests that a wide waist increases risk for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer. Even if you’re otherwise at a healthy weight for your height, excess abdominal fat significantly raises your likelihood of developing all of those diseases.
Is it OK to have a little belly fat?
A little bit of belly fat is actually good for you: it protects your stomach, intestines, and other delicate organs. But too much fat is anything but healthy.
Which is worse hip or belly fat?
Abdominal fat is viewed as a bigger health risk than hip or thigh fat, Whitmer and other experts say. And that could mean having a worse effect on insulin resistance, boosting the risk of diabetes, and a worse effect on blood lipids, boosting heart and stroke risks.
Should you worry about your child’s belly?
So, to answer the question: should you worry about your child’s belly? The answer is NO. Non. Ne. Nei. Nie. Nada. Instead, go Hula Hooping. Now that is important. Loading… 4 bloggers like this.
Can a 13 year old girl grow out of belly fat?
Just because the other 13 year old kids in your school don’t have belly fat, doesn’t mean they won’t soon enough. Anyway, you are still growing, we hope. I mean, many girls stop growing taller at your age, but depending on genetics, some girls will continue till 14 – 16 years. So maybe you will magically outgrow the belly fat thing.
Why do I have such a big belly?
Probably the belly fat comes from a lack of exercise and sound nutritional choices. A continuation of your current lifestyle and a slowing metabolism will probably lead to more excess belly fat. Of course, a better diet, exercise, and growth can all help to slow, or even reverse the belly fat.
Does belly fat predict heart disease and diabetes risk?
Researchers say the findings are especially troubling because belly fat is now considered a better predictor of heart disease and diabetes risk than the more commonly used body mass index (BMI, a ratio of weight in relationship to height).