If you have "love handles" then beware that your lungs may be in danger. A research on 120,000 men and women showed that the more weight you have on your waist, the more you will experience shortage of breath and thus lung malfunction.
Dr Noemi Eiser, honorary medical director of the British Lung Foundation, told the BBC: "It is widely known that obesity and a lack of exercise is detrimental to your health but this research highlights how being overweight affects your lungs."
A big waist size can be deadly. Each extra 2ins (5cm) raised the chance of early death by between 13% and 17%, according to a New England Journal of Medicine study.
The British Heart Foundation also find out that risk of heart disease is higher when there is fat concentrated around the waist.
Sedentary lifestyle, unhealthy food and lack of exercise add to a bigger waist and thus bring more health risks.
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this really is a sensitive issue
especially for those who are young with breath problems
I tried many things but nothing worked more than cutting the following
sweets
bread
macaroni
chocolate
cheese
it is important because concequences are tuff especially for hearth problems
more awareness is required from health provisoin services in this area for prevention info
This is really scary..
I think I should work out more.
humm i've never thought of it this way. I guess Fitness=life. we should spend the rest of our lives weight watching lol
I think men certainly should be consious about this. The male body tends to store more fat around the waist, whereas women are more likely to store fat in other areas such as hips and thighs.
Nonetheless, it further underlines the importance of weight control and obesity, and how vital organs other than the heart can suffer complications as a result.
this is really interesting issue
probably many people especially the young ,lack the awareness to such problems. i think the media should start targeting the young generation to promote healthy eating and exercise, and make them aware of the long term effects of bad eating habits. otherwise it would be a bit too late ,cause bad habits die hard !
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