Beer Bellies Are A Sign Of Poor Health

Your waistline is a bigger sign of your overall health more than weight or BMI.

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00:06 Your waistline may have more to say about your overall health

00:09 than your body mass index or your weight.

00:12 So don't be surprised at your next checkup if the nurse whips

00:15 out a tape measure and wraps it around your waistline.

00:18 According to the American Heart Association,

00:21 measuring waist circumference should go hand in hand

00:24 with stepping on a scale as part of any health assessment.

00:28 That's because research is showing a protruding tummy may be

00:31 the sign of what's called visceral adipose tissue or VAT,

00:36 a dangerous form of fat that wraps itself

00:39 around organs deeply inside your body.

00:42 Unlike the fat just under your skin,

00:44 visceral fat raises your risk of heart disease,

00:47 type 2 diabetes, stroke, and high cholesterol.

00:50 Non-pregnant women with a waist size greater than 35 inches

00:54 and men with waist larger than 40 inches are at higher risk,

00:58 according to the U.S. Centers

01:00 for Disease Control and Prevention.

01:02 The most beneficial physical activity

01:04 to reduce abdominal obesity is aerobic exercise.

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