What’s Going on In There? How fat affects all your parts YOUR HEAD: The risk of migraines increases by almost 40 percent in younger women with general or belly obesity, according to the American Headache Society. YOUR BRAIN: Being underweight was associated with a 36 percent higher risk of developing dementia, while being obese conferred a 42 percent higher risk, per a study done at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore. YOUR BONES: A Japanese study found that postmenopausal overweight women had a higher risk of getting vertebral fractures; superskinny women were more likely to suffer fractures in the neck and long bones (like the shin, thigh or forearm). YOUR BREASTS: After menopause, women who are overweight have a 30 to 60 percent higher breast cancer risk than those at a normal weight. YOUR HEART: One study found that overweight folks have a 32 percent higher risk of coronary artery disease than those at a normal weight. YOUR OVARIES: Six percent of infertility cases are due to being overweight and 6 percent to being underweight, says the American Society of Reproductive Medicine. YOUR BLOOD SUGAR: According to a Canadian study, women who had BMIs higher than 30 had a twelvefold higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes. YOUR KNEES: A U.K. study found that overweight women had six times the risk of developing knee osteoarthritis as their lean counterparts.
How fat affects all your partsYOUR HEAD: The risk of migraines increases by almost 40 percent in younger women with general or belly obesity, according to the American Headache Society.YOUR BRAIN: Being underweight was associated with a 36 percent higher risk of developing dementia, while being obese conferred a 42 percent higher risk, per a study done at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore.
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Whats Going on In There?
How fat affects all your partsYOUR HEAD: The risk of migraines
increases by almost 40 percent in younger women with general or
belly obesity, according to the American Headache Society.YOUR
BRAIN: Being underweight was associated with a 36 percent higher
risk of developing dementia, while being obese conferred a 42
percent higher risk, per a study done at the Johns Hopkins
Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore.YOUR BONES: A
Japanese study found that postmenopausal overweight women had a
higher risk of getting vertebral fractures; superskinny women were
more likely to suffer fractures in the neck and long bones (like
the shin, thigh or forearm).YOUR BREASTS: After menopause, women
who are overweight have a 30 to 60 percent higher breast cancer
risk than those at a normal weight.YOUR HEART: One study found that
overweight folks have a 32 percent higher risk of coronary artery
disease than those at a normal weight.YOUR OVARIES: Six percent of
infertility cases are due to being overweight and 6 percent to
being underweight, says the American Society of Reproductive
Medicine.YOUR BLOOD SUGAR: According to a Canadian study, women who
had BMIs higher than 30 had a twelvefold higher risk of developing
type 2 diabetes.YOUR KNEES: A U.K. study found that overweight
women had six times the risk of developing knee osteoarthritis as
their lean counterparts.
The Best Fat-Fighting FoodsDAIRYPeople who downed more dairy
while on a low-calorie diet lost 2 more pounds of fat than those
who didnt, according to a review published in the International
Journal of ObesityPROTEINResearch has shown that folks lose more
visceral fat on a low-carb diet than on a low-fat diet thats high
in carbs.OATMEALFor every 10-gram increase in soluble fiber a day,
visceral fat was reduced by 3.7 percent over five years, per a
study at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C.VEGETABLE
OILPolyunsaturated fats (including omega-6-rich oils like
safflower, soybean and corn) may help prevent you from gaining
visceral fatand even help you build muscle, according to a Swedish
study.FATTY FISHLike their omega-6 polyunsaturated cousins,
omega-3s (found in salmon, tuna, mackerel and sardines, as well as
flaxseed and walnuts) may help whittle your middle.
