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Belly Fat Produces Proteins Which Inflame, Cause Metabolic Syndrome, and Other Diseases of Inflammation

By DrLaPuma 18 years agoNo Comments
Home  /  Obesity and Weight Loss  /  Belly Fat Produces Proteins Which Inflame, Cause Metabolic Syndrome, and Other Diseases of Inflammation
Dr John La Puma

A new study of postmenopausal obese women shows that inflammation from fat appears to affect your heart and your arteries. Fat around your middle is not a spare tire. It’s a hormone factory. If your waist is over 35 inches as a woman or 40 as a man, you are at risk for insulin resistance and inflammation. Most efficient foods for you to eat? Often, low glycemic load foods. See below.

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