Lets face it, these days there are many many people who have excess body fat, for most of these people that means they have extra body fat in the abdominal region of their bodies. People with extra abdominal fat feel it looks ugly, makes their stomach stick out and hides their abdominal muscles. However, what they may not be aware of are the hidden health dangers of this extra abdominal fat.
Everyone knows that too much excess body fat poses a general risk to your health, but recent scientific studies suggest that excess abdominal fat poses greater health risks than fat found in other parts of the body.
The excess fat in your abdominal area consists of two kinds of fat. One is called Subcutaneous Fat and the other is Visceral Fat.
Subcutaneous Fat is found just under the skin, and it is the fat that covers your abs, whereas the Visceral Fat is found much deeper beneath your muscles and surrounding your organs. Visceral fat feels kind of hard if you apply pressure to it, and it is this fat that causes the stomachs of many men to appear as if they are sticking out and gives the “beer belly” look.
Both types of fat in your abdominal area pose risks to your health, and in the long term can be contributory factors in the development of diseases such as heart disease, strokes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, diabetes, cancers and other degenerative diseases.
It is believed that excess abdominal fat leads to higher levels of C-Reactive proteins (CRP) in the body. This is an indicator of inflammation within the body that can lead to heart disease.
Visceral fat releases more of these inflammatory molecules into your body and therefore poses a greater risk to your health.
So there we have it. If your motivation to remove excess abdominal fat was largely driven by vanity, you now have an even greater motivation to succeed – your long term health and happiness.
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