This condition called insulin resistance is often seen in women with
high abdominal fat, what we know as the «apple shaped» person.
There are plenty of evidence to show that having
high abdominal fat is linked to cardiovascular diseases.
There are numerous recent studies that have linked
high abdominal fat to increased risks of cardiovascular diseases and cancer mortality, [1] and increased mortality risk [2].
If
your high abdominal FAT is because of «leptin» resistance, there is a high chance that you won't be able to stick to the various dieting guidelines I have outlined, especially the «management of glucose levels» and «tolerating hunger».
Not exact matches
The subjects were chosen for their
high waist - to - hip ratio, with a
high level of
abdominal fat.
Previous studies have shown that people who carry excess
abdominal fat around their midsection — a so - called «spare tire» — tend to face
higher risks of heart disease compared to people who have
fat elsewhere.
In the randomized controlled trial, 38 men with
abdominal obesity followed a dietary pattern
high in either carbohydrates or
fat, of which about half was saturated.
Researchers also grouped participants into three groups according to
abdominal adipose tissue volume and density change; they found that those with greater increases in
fat volume and more decreases in
fat density had relatively
higher incidence of heart disease risk factors.
Metabolic syndrome is a group of risk factors —
high blood pressure,
high blood sugar, unhealthy cholesterol levels and
abdominal fat — that double the risk of blood vessel and heart disease, which can lead to heart attacks and strokes.
According to the research, there is a direct correlation between Pellino3 levels and
abdominal fat tissue levels in individuals, with Pellino3 found to be extremely low amongst obese individuals and
higher amongst lean individuals.
In the human
abdominal adipose (
fat) tissue of lean individuals, the amounts of Pellino3 are
high, but in adipose tissue from obese individuals the levels of Pellino3 fall.
MetS factors include increased
abdominal fat,
high blood pressure, insulin resistance, abnormal blood coagulation and cholesterol levels as well as elevated C - reactive protein, an indicator of inflammation.
In mice that gorged and then fasted, the researchers saw elevations in inflammation,
higher activation of genes that promote storage of fatty molecules and plumper
fat cells — especially in the
abdominal area — compared to the mice that nibbled all day.
Looking in detail at specific cancers and risk factors the investigators determined that only lung and GI cancers were associated with
high abdominal to peripheral
fat ratios (HR: 1.68; 95 %, CI: 1.12 to 2.53; p < 0.05 and HR: 1.34; 95 %, CI: 1 to 1.8; p < 0.05, respectively).
«By taking pictures of
abdominal fat in early pregnancy using ultrasound during routine clinical visits, we could identify women with
high levels of
abdominal fat who may be at risk of developing gestational diabetes later on,» said De Souza.
Female MRI MRI images reveal far greater amounts of
abdominal fat (in red) in mice exposed to low doses of penicillin and fed a
high -
fat diet as opposed to mice fed only a
high -
fat diet (image on left).
It is characterized in people who have at least three of five common issues that raise health concerns — excess
abdominal fat,
high blood pressure, low «good» cholesterol, and / or
high levels of blood sugar and triglycerides.
Women who have
high levels of
abdominal fat during their first trimester of pregnancy have a
higher risk of developing diabetes later in their pregnancy, according to a new study published in Diabetes Care.
«These results suggest that, regardless of BMI,
high fitness levels lead to a reduction in
abdominal fat mass and low - grade inflammation.»
Working in mice that were put on
high -
fat diets to model diabetes, «we demonstrated that obesity increases the expression of pro-inflammatory genes in
abdominal fat, but not in other organs such as the liver or muscle, nor in subcutaneous
fat,» says Jongsoon Lee, PhD, Assistant Investigator in Joslin's Section on Pathophysiology and Molecular Pharmacology and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
«Using MRI techniques and physical activity monitors we have shown that the more time spent sedentary, the stronger the association with
higher levels of internal and
abdominal fat.
A prospective, but possibly underpowered, cohort study testing a priori for sex interactions states that women tend to consume more sugar, although
high glycemic index diets seem to increase
abdominal fat, particularly in sedentary women in contrast to sedentary men (123, 124).
Research at Tufts University has shown that green tea is
high in EGCG which is shown to reduce
abdominal fat.
A
high waist - to - hip ratio, on the other hand, most likely means
high amounts of
abdominal fat — which has been definitively linked to serious health risks.
Inflammation is a well - known precursor to metabolic syndrome, a group of risk factors — including
high blood pressure,
high blood sugar,
abdominal fat, and unhealthy cholesterol levels — that can trigger obesity and type 2 diabetes.
Manage Stress: Studies have shown a correlation between
high levels of the stress hormone cortisol and
abdominal fat.
Stress hormone cortisol «triggers the brain chemical neuropeptide Y that increases food cravings, and
high levels of cortisol causes us to hold onto
abdominal fat,» O'Neil says.
They usually have
higher levels of body
fat and are often overweight, which is partly due to their sluggish metabolism, and their body
fat ends up mostly in the lower parts of the body —
abdominal area, butt and hips.
Even naturally thin people have to worry about cortisol: Researchers at Yale University, for example, found slender women who had
high cortisol also had more
abdominal fat.
«Fast sprinting caused the body to release
high levels of a specific group of hormones, called catecholamines, which drive the release of
fat, especially
abdominal and visceral
fat, from
fat stores so it can be burned by working muscles.»
Additionally, they had
high fibrinogen, peripheral vascular hypertension, triglycerides, plasminogen activator inhibitor - 1,
abdominal fat, and increased insulin resistance.
High levels of cortisol are merely one contributing factor to storage of
abdominal fat, not the primary cause.
In other words,
high - fructose corn syrup intake is more likely to create
abdominal fat than regular sugar!
Blood sugar crashes, sugar cravings,
abdominal fat gain, ADRB2 and ADRB3 SNPs are some of the common factors associated with the need for
higher intensity interval training as an important strategy for blood sugar and insulin balance and weight loss for some women.
Metabolic syndrome describes an obese person with central or
abdominal obesity (a
fat stomach) who also tends to have a poor cholesterol profile,
high blood sugar and insulin and the attendant insulin resistance,
high blood pressure, and clogged arteries.
Instead, you need a consistent and properly designed full body training program that utilizes mostly multi-joint exercises, and
high intensity training to help you slowly but surely lose all of that stomach
fat — including the visceral
fat and subcutaneous
abdominal fat.
These types of
high intensity exercise routines are also very effective at increasing your
fat - burning hormones and creating a hormonal environment conducive to burning off
abdominal fat, including visceral
fat.
Emerging research shows that in some individuals (specifically young normal and overweight males and females), modest reductions in
abdominal fat arose from
High Intensity exercise.
Emphasize on all safe methods for enhancing endogenous HGH production which include: losing excess body
fat, particularly
abdominal fat; avoiding
high - glycemic load carbohydrates; optimizing sleep habits; eating a
high - protein, low - carbohydrate snack before bedtime; and exercising regularly to your lactate threshold.
They pointed out that a
high alcohol intake, especially hard liquor, was closely associated with
abdominal body
fat, not just overall body mass.
Researchers at Skidmore College (Saratoga Springs, New York) found that subjects following a
high - protein diet — 40 % of total daily calories from protein — for 8 weeks lost significantly more bodyfat, especially
abdominal fat, than those following a low -
fat /
high - carb diet.
Endotoxemia is associated with
high calorie intake,
high intake of saturated
fat,
abdominal obesity and an increased risk of diabetes (13, 14).
By the 1980s, other related conditions, including increased
abdominal fat, obesity and
high blood triglycerides, had been tied together in the same common thread by a condition called insulin resistance.2 Recognition that insulin resistance is a spectrum disorder was first proposed in 1979.3 This is a serious problem seen as the earliest manifestation of what became known in the 1990s as metabolic syndrome, 4 and which today incorporates all the above conditions.
According to a Yale study,
high - level stress may cause excess
abdominal fat, even in slender women (5).
a. Grass - fed butter is known to have
high levels of a healthy
fat called CLA, which has been shown to have anti-cancer properties, and also has been shown to help burn
abdominal fat and build lean muscle.
A
high waist circumference and too much
abdominal fat puts you at
high risk for type 2 diabetes,
high blood pressure,
high cholesterol, and heart disease.
According to a study by The University of New South Wales School of Medicine,
high - intensity intermittent exercise like anabolic running is more effective in reducing
abdominal and subcutaneous body
fat than other types of exercise.
The
high carb group reported that their
fat mass was redistributed toward the
abdominal cavity, whereas the MUFA - rich group found that their belly
fat decreased.
A large waistline — more than 35 inches for women or more than 40 inches for men — signifies
high levels of visceral
fat, which pads
abdominal organs.
An increase * in
abdominal fat is another common symptom that men experience when they have too
high levels of estrogen.