Do You Want a Quick Test You Can do at Home to Gauge Your Abdominal Obesity? Check This Out!

There are many simple things we are able to do on our own to gauge our health status. Hip to Waist ratio can be an easy way to gauge our wellness. All you need really is a tape measure. Your waist circumference measured at the navel should measure less than your hip circumference, measured at the widest point of your hips and butt. When this measurement isn't smaller, we have a real risk factor for a heart attack. In addition, Additionally, if your waist measurement is larger than 39.6" for men or 39" for ladies, you also have another risk factor.

Fat stored at your stomach is looked on to be worse for your health than fat settled elsewhere. Abdominal fat is a lot more than just a storage place where extra calories end up. Rather, it can be thought of as an active inflammatory organ, spitting out inflammatory substances, which slowly damage organs, blood vessels and cause musculoskeletal soreness. The bigger around in the middle you are the more inflammation you are creating. Abdominal Obesity is a greater risk factor for cardiovascular disease and diabetes than other body obesity. It is also a risk factor with regard to dementia later on in life. In Addition, Research has found a strong relationship between abdominal obesity and cancer mortality.

Foods seen to contribute to abdominal weight problems are trans-fats and sugar. In order to avoid trans-fats, stay away from foods that contain the word "hydrogenated" on the label. Often food will boast "0 grams from Trans Fats!" when in most cases they contain up to .5 grams of trans-fats per serving. Legally, food companies are allowed to do this. It's similar to allowing a food product to claim it is made of 100% beef. The USDA allows it to state this even if it actually is 50% beef and 50% something else. A lawsuit against Taco Bell recently brought this subject to light.

White flour, fructose corn syrup and refined grains should also be avoided if possible. They will contribute to added weight gain, abdominal obesity, blood sugar spikes, and higher insulin levels and infection. As an aside, the American Dietetic Association actually thinks it is okay for 25% of our every day calories to come from added sugars, reflecting the opinion expressed by sugar industry. Most other health groups want us to cap intakes to 10% of our daily diets.

So now you have a simple wellness assessment that takes seconds to do. If your waist is larger than 39", or measures larger than you hip circumference, work to change that. Choose have a healthy lifestyle. Make sure you include exercise and good nutrition, and try to avoid trans-fats altogether along with refined grains and sugar, and you will be on your way to a better life.

I hope you found this health information useful. If you would like to learn more about abdmonal obesity or if have any other health related questions contact your local Chiropractor.

Recommendations: Circulation, 4/1/08 Vol. 117, pp. 1624-1626; The Lancet, Vol. 366, Issue 9497, 11/11/05, pp. 1640-1649; Neurology, 3/26/08; The world is Fat, Dr. Barry Popkin, 2009, pp. 127-128.

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