It’s no secret that beer belly’s look physically unattractive but there is a lot more to it than that. Excess stomach fat, even in a naturally thin person increases the risk of premature death due to heart attack, cancer, stroke, diabetes, heart failure and hypertension. That is why you have to know how to lose belly fat. Men deposit more fat in the abdomen than women, this may be the reason for the difference in longevity among genders. Abdominal fat also reduces metabolic health that can lower energy, decrease sex drive and performance and trigger some depression.
Most of the fat that men deposit lies deep in the abdomen called visceral fat and some on top of the muscles just under the skin called subcutaneous fat. While the subcutaneous version is relatively safe, the visceral surrounds the intestines and liver and acts as an active endocrine organ releasing hormones that cause inflammation in the body. It also interferes with the livers metabolism and insulin resistance which can lead to heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Visceral fat is also easily mobilized and sent into the blood stream causing arterial disease.
The tape measure rather than a scale is the best and simplest way to determine risk of heart disease. Men with waist sizes over 40 inches and over 34 inches in women are considered to be in the higher risk category. An increase in waistline of only 2 inches raises the risk by 17 percent in men.
Men with waist sizes over 40 inches are two times more likely to have at least one heart disease factor like high blood pressure, high cholesterol or diabetes over men with 32 inch waist or less.
The best way to shrink your stomach and visceral fat is with a combination of ab core exercises to keep your ab muscles toned.
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