04/21/2018 / By Jessica Dolores
Now you have one more reason to banish belly fat than just looking good in photos you and your friends upload in social media. More than any kind of fat, the kind that deposits itself deep in your abdomen increases your risk of insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes.
A new study at Columbia University Irving Medical Center found that abdominal fat raises the production of DPP4 (an enzyme) which travels through the bloodstream, and causes inflammation. The researchers have good news, though. Reducing belly fat could enhance insulin resistance.
Dr. Ahmed A Hasan, program director of The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute‘s Atherothrombosis & Coronary Artery Disease Branch, has high hopes for the study, saying that it could lead to a clinical trial to see if scientists can develop a new treatment approach that could enhance insulin resistance in diabetics.
Losing that offensive belly fat takes time. But you can start now, with these healthy tips:
You gain a lot and lose nothing by letting go of that dangerous belly fat. Not only that: You can start wearing those clothes and that bikini you’ve kept hidden in your closet for so long. That’s something to look forward to, indeed.
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