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Waist Not, Want Not
You don’t need a crystal ball to see if you’re likely to get heart disease or diabetes, a mirror and a tape measure will do. Recent studies show a direct correlation between people with large waist-sizes and their chances of developing diabetes and heart disease. Deep belly fat isn’t just stored energy; it directly a ects your metabolism and creates additional stress on your internal organs. This fat, which is called intra-abdominal fat, is directly linked to high cholesterol, high insulin, high triglycerides, high blood pressure, and a host of other problems.
What Type Of Fuel Are You Burning
A Man’s Waist Size of...
- 34-36 inches doubled diabete risk.
- 36-38 nearly tripled the risk.
- 38-40 was associated with five times the risk.
- 40-62 was associated with 12 times the risk.
SOURCE: Wang, Y. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, March 2005; vol 81: pp 555-563.
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A Woman’s Waist Size of...
- 30-31 inches more than doubles risk.
- 32-33 increases risk by almost four times.
- 34-35 increases risk by four and half times.
- 36-37 was associated with more than 5 times the risk.
SOURCE: American Journal of Epidemiology Vol 145, No. 7
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