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Ask Bill: Can stress cause stomach fat?

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:02:21 GMT

Some health studies show that abdominal fat can develop as a result of stress. This is because the hormone cortisol is released during stress, and a high level of cortisol in the body appears to stimulate the storage of fat around the belly and abdomen.

Ask Bill: What causes a fat belly?

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:00:55 GMT

Where we store fat (surplus calories or surplus sugar) is largely a combination of gender, age and genetic inheritance. Men tend to store fat around their middle (apple shape), whereas women typically store fat around the pelvic region, hips, butt and thighs (pear shape).

Ask Bill: How do you reduce a fat belly? Is a fat stomach unhealthy?

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:58:44 GMT

Yes. For people with a BMI of 34 or less, a fat belly is regarded as an additional health risk. Fatty tissue which is stored around the stomach and abdomen (sometimes called intra-abdominal or visceral fat) carries a greater health risk than fat located in the lower body around the butt and thighs.