Lose the pudge
A little bit of belly fat is actually good for you: it protects your
stomach, intestines, and other delicate organs. But too much fat is
anything but healthy.
Extra fat cells deep in your abdomen (aka visceral
fat) generate adipose hormones and adipokines—chemical troublemakers
that travel to your blood vessels and organs, where they cause inflammation
that can contribute to problems like heart disease and diabetes. The
good news? Every pound you shed can help reduce your girth. "Once women
start losing weight, they typically lose 30% more abdominal fat compared
with total fat," says Rasa Kazlauskaite, MD, an endocrinologist at the
Rush University Prevention Center in Chicago. Even better, the choices
you make every day can supercharge your ability to burn belly fat. Here
are 10 common pitfalls—and ways to undo each one.
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