Swedish scientists have proved that people who have just a couple of extra kilos, putting themselves at greater risk than patients with obesity.
All fault called visceral fatLocated in the abdominal area.
It significantly increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and other serious diseases.
Visceral fat is more strongly affects women rather than men. The same additional kilogram of body fat increases the risk of problems with heart at representatives fair sex just 7 times, compared to men, this figure is less than - risk increases 2 times.If a person has already overweight, then for him to add extra kilos is not as detrimental to both slender.
Such conclusions scientists have after the experiment, which was attended by 325 000 participants, each measured the amount of fat on the abdomen.
Note that the main cause of obesity is a sedentary lifestyle.
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