Latest Research Links Belly Fat to Premature Death

A new study by the National Institutes of Health has found normal weight people with excess stomach fat have a higher risk of dying prematurely.

Sarasota, USA – November 18, 2015 /PressCable/ —

New research has revealed a modern paradox – excess weight around the middle puts people at an increased risk of premature death – even in people who are considered normal weight over all.

The National Institutes of Health published the findings of the new research that was featured in the Annals of Internal Medicine, stating that “normal weight people with excess stomach fat had an even higher risk of dying early than overweight or obese people”.

Dr. Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, of the Mayo Clinic, led the research team to analyze data from a national survey that compared the risk of premature death in over 15,000 adult participants for 14 years, focusing on body mass index, BMI, as well as waist-to-hip ratios.

Dr. Paul Poirier at the Institute of Cardiology at Laval University in Canada, summed up the research findings by saying “belly fat is bad fat” and plays a part in other diseases, such as high cholesterol, inflammation, stroke, diabetes, and heart disease.

The surprising results suggest that regardless of normal BMI indicators – adults that carry extra stomach fat have decreased long-term survival rates. More specifically, the study concluded that men who at a normal weight, but have excess stomach fat have even further reduced longevity odds than normal weight women, who also have excess fat around the middle.

Comparatively, during the 14 year span of the research, normal weight women with more waist fat were found to be at a 50% increased risk of death than those women who were normal weight, with the fat being more equally distributed.

In addition, women with a BMI reading that is considered obese were found to have a 32% decreased risk of premature death than the women considered normal weight with excess midriff fat.

Men who were normal weight with more fat in the middle portion of the body were found to have an 87% increased risk of early death in comparison to a man with normal weight and no extra stomach fat.

“When you have fat around the belly, it’s a lot worse than having the same amount of fat around the hip. If your weight is normal, but you have weight around the middle, it’s bad. If you’ve got a belly above 40 inches for men and 34 inches for women, this is obesity,” explained Dr. Poirier, adding that this is obesity from a waist prospective, even if weight measurements seem normal.

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