Fat belly is not only has impact on the aesthetics of physical appearance, but also leads to health risks. Overall, it can be said accretion abdominal circumference or a central obesity patient is associated with disease risk and ultimately reduce life expectancy. There is a reduction of life expectancy in patients with obesity, about seven years, even in smokers and obesity decreased life expectancy around 13 years. However, what are the risks of any disease that lies behind the fat belly?
Insulin Resistance
Increased abdominal circumference, automatic increase in body fat tissue. This can cause disturbance in insulin (insulin resistance). Obesity is leading you to high free fatty acid in the blood stimulates the release of cytokines that can lower insulin sensitivity.
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions of insulin resistance that continues with a diet high in calories, making the body try to compensate by producing extra insulin. The goal is to balance the calorie intake and stabilize blood sugar. Unfortunately, this ability is highly dependent B-cells in the pancreas. If the adaptability of cells that regulates insulin production increase is reduced, then a glucose tolerance when the body fails to be a disorder of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Coronary Heart
Conditions of low insulin sensitivity and also cause abnormalities in the metabolism of the body, such as dyslipidemia, hypertension, atherosclerosis, and formation of pro-coagulant (blood coagulation accelerator). These are risk factors causing coronary heart disease.
