{"id":25181,"date":"2020-09-04T11:31:53","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T15:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sagmeticinfotech.com\/wp\/2026\/cardiomenderweightloss\/?p=25181"},"modified":"2025-09-08T12:49:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T16:49:16","slug":"risks-of-excess-belly-fat-and-how-to-lose-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sagmeticinfotech.com\/wp\/2026\/cardiomenderweightloss\/risks-of-excess-belly-fat-and-how-to-lose-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Risks of Excess Belly Fat and How to Lose It"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Belly fat isn\u2019t just bad news when it comes to fitting into your favorite jeans. It is also a big issue for your long-term health. More people are starting to notice that as their waistlines grow, so do their health risks. <\/span>Abdominal or visceral<\/span> fat is of particular concern because it surrounds some of the vital organs of the body, including the stomach, the liver and intestines. According to <\/span>John Hopkins Medicine,<\/span><\/a> this fat is so close to vital organs that the <\/span>liver<\/span> can turn it into cholesterol. From there, the fat goes through the bloodstream and may collect along the walls of the arteries, which results in hardening and narrowing of the arteries.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Visceral fat<\/span><\/a> infiltrates the vital organs in the abdomen and causes malfunction of these critical organs, fatty infiltration of the liver and is associated with impaired insulin function that can lead to Type 2 diabetes, coronary artery disease and stroke.<\/span>
\n<\/span>There are many <\/span>reasons<\/span> why people gain belly fat, including poor diet consisting of processed foods, eating foods sweetened with high fructose corn syrup, lack of exercise, stress and hormone imbalance. Unfortunately, being overweight is one of the leading causes of major diseases and can increase the risk of:<\/span><\/p>\n