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Ask Bill: Can stress cause stomach fat?
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. |
Oct 22, 2008 |
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Ask Bill: What causes a fat belly?
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 ... |
Oct 22, 2008 |
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Ask Bill: How do you reduce a fat belly? Is a fat stomach unhealthy?
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 locate... |
Oct 22, 2008 |
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Ask Bill: Should I count calories or carbs?
To the best of my knowledge, no clinical weight loss study or research has ever demonstrated that weight reduction is possible without creating a calorie deficit. To put it simply, you can count whatever you like, but unless you eat fewer calories than... |
Oct 21, 2008 |
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Bill Q and A Question of the month - May 2008
Question From Terry: What advice do you have for anyone in their 40's, food wise, to keep the middle age spread under control? Something to help metabolism speed up? Thanks, Terry Bill's Answer: There are several “things” that you could w... |
May 20, 2008 |