Contents:
- Medical Video: Peter Attia - Reverse engineered approach to human longevity
- People with circles big waist at risk of heart disease
- Women with large waists are also more prone to cancer
- What is the normal waist size?
- How to shrink a large waist?
Medical Video: Peter Attia - Reverse engineered approach to human longevity
A new study says that men and women who have large waists have a higher risk of not longevity. The study also found that excess fat around the middle body can increase the risk of premature death, even in people who are not overweight.
People with circles big waist at risk of heart disease
Eric J. Jacobs, PhD, and colleagues at the American Cancer Society examined the relationship between waist circumference and risk of death in 48,500 men and 56,343 women aged 50 years and over. Previously, all participants had completed surveys sent by post regarding demographic factors, medical and behavioral problems, as well as providing information about weight and waist circumference during the 1990s.
They found that someone with a waist measuring 118 cm for men and 90 cm for women had a higher risk of dying than a thinner person. Has a matter of fact, large waist sizes are more at risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, respiratory diseases and even cancer, at each measure of body mass index. This means that your risk will still increase due to large waist circumference, even if you are not fat.
Women with large waists are also more prone to cancer
In addition, researchers believe that a large waist size can be associated with a higher risk of death among all measures of BMI (body mass index). This also includes people with normal weight and people who are overweight. Other studies also state that men and women with waist circumference exceed normal, tend to have high blood pressure, total cholesterol and high triglyceride levels, and low good cholesterol (HDL).
The Shanghai Women's Health Study also proves the same thing, the risk of death and cancer is higher in women with abnormal waist circumference, even though the woman has a normal body mass index (not fat).
And even more surprising, for women, there is a relationship between waist size and death is very strong in those who are of normal weight. Researchers say the reasons are unclear and need further study to prove it.
What is the normal waist size?
The National Heart and Lung and Blood Institute's American Heart Association established a healthy waist size for women, which is smaller than 88 cm, while for men smaller than 102 cm. Exceeding this number can be said to have a distended stomach or central obesity.
In people who have a normal body weight but a large waist circumference, then they have a higher risk of various diseases compared to people with a normal waist circumference.
How to shrink a large waist?
Of all the dangers above, you only need to do a healthy lifestyle to prevent the danger. Always consume foods that are low in calories, low in fat and high in fiber. Reduce eating too much salt and sugar.
Expand to eat foods that contain unsaturated fats compared to foods high in saturated fat. And it's also important to do regular exercise with moderate intensity, at least 30 minutes per day. You can exercise like brisk walking, berrun, or even just swim twice a week to reduce fat in the body.
