waist size
Struggling with visceral fat? It’s not just a threat to how you look, it’s also a marker of future health risks. Fortunately, lifestyle can help you tame an expanding waistline. Discover five ways, backed by science, to reduce visceral fat.
Do you track the size of your waistline over time? Many people do not but it’s an important marker of health risk. Here why you should measure it, track it, and how to do it.
Going through menopause brings with it many changes. One of these may be an increase in waist size. However, based on a new study, an expanding waistline is a marker of future health risks. Here’s why.
How much visceral fat do you have and why does it matter? In this article, you’ll learn how to estimate how much visceral fat you have and what you can do to reduce it. You’ll also discover why visceral, or deep, belly fat is so bad for your health.
How healthy is your heart and how would you know? Here are five numbers you should know and follow if you value the health of your heart. Top if off by following a heart-healthy lifestyle too!
When you visit a health care professional, they probably measure your BMI and document it in the chart. Yet, BMI isn’t the best measure of weight-related health risks. Here are three tests that are better than BMI.
We do you store your body fat? There’s growing evidence that where you store body fat says a lot about your risk of future health problems. Find out more.
Who doesn’t want a smaller, more defined waistline? Exercise, by helping with weight control, can help. However, you may have heard that some exercises can actually widen the size of your waistline and make you look “blocky?” Is there any truth to this?
When you get a physical, your health care provider probably checks a cholesterol level. It’s good to know your numbers, but don’t focus so much on your cholesterol count that you ignore these other numbers that may indicate a higher risk of heart disease and stroke.
Do you know your numbers? Certain numbers are an important for your metabolic health. Knowing them and taking steps to normalize them could save your life. Find out what they are.
Who doesn’t want a smaller waistline? You might be tempted to focus on so-called waist slimming exercises like side bends. Here’s why this isn’t the best approach.
Is there a disconnect with how people perceive their weight? Recent studies show some people who are overweight or obese aren’t aware they have a weight problem. Find out more about obesity “misperception” and new research on how well we’re dealing with the obesity epidemic.
