Belly Fat Dangers
June 18, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Nobody wants to gain weight because it will really show in your body and oftentimes it causes embarrassment. You will notice it when your clothes suddenly don’t fit anymore and you begin to feel uncomfortable. You will also notice that belly fat is now forming and it doesn’t look good but aesthetics aside, belly fat imposes a danger to your health.
The problem with fat is that each fat cell can only grow up to certain size and when it hits its ceiling it starts to divide. Therefore, instead of having one fat cell, you end up having two. When the second fat cell gets to its largest size, it divides, producing yet another fat cell.
Because of this process, you may develop excessive amount of unwanted fat cells. If you don’t do anything to burn the fat away you could end up with hundreds or thousands of fatty cells all taking up extra room in your adbomen.
It’s easy for fat to settle in the stomach. In fact, the belly is one of the most common places to gain weight. And when that starts, your belt gets too tight, your pants won’t button up and you have to wear longer tops. But aside from having to buy new clothes and shunning the beach, belly fat poses even more dangerous problems to your health.
The problem with having belly fat is that it tends to cause large amounts of fat around your organs. This fat is quite dangerous actually and increases your risk of heart disease, stroke, diabettes and even cancer. This particular type of fat is also linked to high cholesterol, high blood pressure and high insulin levels – all of which can cause severe health problems.
So, How Much Belly Fat Is Dangerous?
Researchers belive that women whose waists measure over 35 inches and men whose measure over 40″ are in the most danger of belly fat related health problems. However, if you have excess belly fat of any size, it’s in your best interest to take measures to reduce the fat now, before it gets out of hand. When you do, you’ll be much healthier and look better too!