What is Best Way to Burn Belly Fat Easily?
More than half of Americans (54 percent) have serious belly pooch, which officially is known as abdominal obesity (a waistline of more than 35 inches in women and 40 inches in men). In the last 12 years alone, the average waist size in the US expanded two inches for women and one inch for men – an increase that’s far from just aesthetic. If you carry most of your weight around your middle, you’re going to be at a higher risk of chronic diseases like heart disease and cancer than someone who carries their weight more evenly distributed or in their hips – even if you weigh the same. Belly fat is linked with increased visceral fat, which is the type of fat that can build up deep in your body, around your organs. Northwestern University obesity specialist Dr. Lisa Neff told CBS News: “Compared with fat that lies closer to the surface, this “visceral” fat secretes lower levels of beneficial hormones and higher levels of inflammatory substances linked to obesity-related ailments.”