But not all belly fat is created equal ... suggests it is more harmful to be a man who is overweight than a woman who is carrying extra pounds. Researchers looked at 34,000 adults between the ...

And a 2008 study found that the location of fat deposits on the body is a big factor in the health risks associated with being overweight. (Belly fat and fat deposits in the liver are bad news.) ...

FORGET a six-pack, do you just long for the day when you can do up your jeans without performing a gymnastics routine worthy ...

New research suggests that a larger waist circumference is a bigger risk factor than body mass index (BMI) for ...

He points to the example of an overweight tennis player to demonstrate ... this is highly unlikely.” “Popular ‘belly fat workouts’ aren’t going to be any more effective at reducing ...

"Having a hard belly is like having a ticking ... The health risks associated with stomach fat are present even if you're not overweight. According to a study in the Annals of Internal Medicine ...

Researchers from the Chung Ang University in South Korea have found that men who ate kimchi several times a day were less likely to be overweight or carry belly fat, the riskiest type of fat most ...

Belly fat isn’t just the flab below the skin ... Genes can also influence an individual's likelihood of being overweight or obese,” explains Aoun. Those sit-ups and stomach crunches are ...

Higher than 25 is overweight, and 30 or above is obese ... which can counteract ‘bad fat’ on the belly, and therefore that a waist-to-hip ratio may be the best measure. This, though, is ...

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