All Entries Tagged With: "belly"
Belly Fat Linked to Stroke Risk
We know that being overweight or obese can contribute to heart disease and heart attacks, but does extra weight around your belly increase your risk of stroke? A new study says that may be the case. Led by Yaroslav Winter MD, researchers from the University of Heidelberg looked at whether people who were obese or [...]
Pot Belly Is A Better Risk Predictor Of Heart Attack Than BMI
Abdominal obesity is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. A potbelly indicates that the risk of a heart attack is more even if the rest of the body is skinny as a beanpole. This new study suggests that the key predictor of risk is the relationship of waist size to the hips, an elevated [...]
A large belly: not a sign of richness but cause of worry!
A new study appearing in online edition of Gut, a journal of British Society of Gastroenterology says that belly fat may raise the risk of gallstones in older women. The findings of the study were that abdominal circumference and waist-to- hip ratio were associated with an increased risk of gallstones and gall bladder removal or [...]
Low-Fat Diet May Not Belly Up to Low-Carb and Mediterranean Diets
While many Americans believe that the lower the fat in your diet, the better the results that will be achieved, a new study has found that a low-carbohydrate or Mediterranean-type diet may actually be more effective and just as safe. Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston conducted a study of 322 moderately obese [...]
