If your pants or skirts are feeling tight around your waistline, please take note. Belly bulge can be deadly in older adults even those who are not overweight or obese by other measures.
One of the largest studies done on abdominal fat suggests that both men and women with the biggest waistlines have a greater risk of dying over a 10 year period than those with smaller tummies. Even if you haven't noticed a significant weight gain and you've noticed that waistline growing it's warning signal.
Four extra inches around the waist increased the chance of dying from 15 to 25 percent. Oddly the strongest link, the 25 percent was in women who had a BMI within normal limits.
To check your girth, wrap a tape measure around your waist at the navel. Men should have a circumference of no more than 40 inches; women no more than 35 inches.
Diet and strength training is the key to losing that abdominal fat. Now is the time think about your health; don't wait until tomorrow. Take that first step today!!!
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