Dangers Of Belly Fat

Dangers Of Belly Fat

I want to address the issue of belly fat. It has become a real problem for many people. I take the train to work each day and am amazed as to how many people are overweight and are carrying way too much fat in their belly. We need to address a few factors relating to belly fat. There are very serious dangers to belly fat. You need to take them serious as well. But how do you know if you have too much belly fat and whether you should do something about it.

The Dangers of Belly Fat

Belly fat is considered to be the most dangerous kind of fat that you can have. It should be on the most wanted list that used to posted in post offices around the country. And in case you haven’t noticed it is not real appealing either. Why is this so? If you have too much internal fat (visceral fat) inside of your body it can press on all of your vital organs and cause a whole host of problems. A few of the problems that it might lead to is allergies, high blood pressure, joint pain, high cholesterol, headaches, anxiety, lack of energy, and the list goes on.

But these are minor problems compared to the severe problems that can be caused by excess belly fat. You could face diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, strokes, specific kinds of cancers, etc. On top of it all you have this very unappealing bulge in your gut. Belly fat is not something that you can ignore.

Do You Have Too Much Belly Fat?

Well if belly fat is so serious then we need to know if what we have is considered too much belly fat. So how do you know? A simple way to determine if you are at extreme risk is to measure your belly at its widest area. If you are a man and that measurement is 40 inches or larger you are at extreme risk. If you are a woman you are at extreme risk if that number is 35 or larger. This does not mean that you are not at risk if your measurements are smaller. You may very well be at risk but just not in the extreme risk category.

Another test to determine if you have too much belly fat is divide your height (in inches) by two and then measure your belly around the belly button. You will then compare the two measurements. If your belly measurement is at least half of your height then you are at risk. As an example, if you are six feet tall (72 inches) and your belly measurement is 36 inches or greater then you are at risk.

But if you are honest with yourself, you can simply stand in front of a mirror and know if you have too much belly fat. Or you can squeeze the sides of your belly. If you can grab a good ole handful of fat then you have too much belly fat. Stop trying to kid yourself otherwise.

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