Spare casing, lorza, michelin, beer belly or pneumatic float. Regardless of what name we give it, showing off a prominent belly can have unwanted consequences . According to a study by the American Academy of Neurology, having abdominal obesity by the age of 40 triples the risk of suffering from dementia after 70. In addition, Miriam A. Bredella, an expert in radiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital (USA), has shown that the so-called “happiness curve” is accompanied by a reduction in bone mineral density and an increase in bone mineral density. risk of osteoporosis . In addition, the accumulated fat around the waist almost doubles the risk of suffering from asthma , according to a Norwegian study presented last year at the Annual Congress of the European Respiratory Society. On the other hand, scientists from the American Academy of Neurology have also shown that, between the ages of 20 and 55, abdominal obesity increases the risk of suffering from migraines and migraines . And another European study based on data from 500,000 patients concluded that having a waist-hip ratio greater than 0.85 is associated with an up to 52% higher risk of colorectal cancer .
In short, everything indicates that there is no worse fat than that which accumulates around the belly. Experts attribute this to the fact that, normally, it is visceral fat accumulated around the organs of the abdomen and that, therefore, it is much more harmful than that deposited under the skin (subcutaneous fat), for example in the arms. and thighs.
