Belly fat: Why you may die early

– The level of ignorance about the dangers of Belly fat is so high in the society

– There is an erroneous belief that a person with a protruding abdomen is a wealthy individual

– People should be cautious of what they consume and when they consume them

Belly fat arises as a result of unhealthy lifestyles like eating junk foods or eating between meals, alcohol intake, little or no physical activities and their types. It is usually common to see a good number of Nigerian men especially with protruding tummy.  Some of them believe it is a sign of good living. However, this is much farther from the truth.

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As an individual ages, there is a tendency for fats to accumulate around the person’s abdominal region. It is left for such a person to maintain his well-being in order to enjoy his life. This is because belly fat inhibits comfortability and convenience to a healthy way of living.

According to the New Telegraph of November 12, 2015, it was stated in there that scientific research links belly fat with premature death. This is due to the fact that a person with much fat deposit in his abdominal region will struggle to do so many things he would have done with little or no hiccups if he has a normal body mass index (BMI).

Belly fat is also called visceral fat or pot belly or protruding tummy. This is the fat that builds up around the viscera-internal organs like the stomach and intestines of an individual. Visceral fat is considered to be the most harmful form of fat in the body.

An individual with visceral fat would have much low density lipoprotein (LDL) in his body. Lipoproteins are made up of a combination of fats and proteins. LDL is a type of lipoprotein of blood plasma that is composed of moderate proportion of protein with little triglyceride and a high cholesterol that is associated with increased risk of developing atherosclerosis.

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Atherosclerosis is a disease condition in which unwanted fats are deposited at the inner regions of the arteries thereby affecting normal blood flow in an individual. A healthy individual on the other hand has high density lipoprotein (HDL). HDL is a lipoprotein of blood plasma that is made up of a high proportion of protein with little triglyceride and cholesterol and is correlated with reduced risk of having atherosclerosis.

It should be noted that the accumulation of cholesterol is the one of the major causes of coming up with pot belly.

In the words of Dr Paul Poirer of the Institute of Cardiology at Laval University at Quebec, Canada, he simply talked about protruding tummy saying, “Belly fat is bad fat.”

Regardless of a person’s age or overall weight, having a large amount of belly fat increases the risk of diseases like cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, colorectal cancer and sleep apnea.

All these aforementioned diseases are all high risk factors to early death.

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