I hear that belly fat is representative of an unhealthy heart.  What affects distribution?  Is it all genetic?
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That's bad news for me. :(
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Look up "Visceral Fat" on the internet. At least I think thats what its called. Its the fat thats actually located not only on top of your stomach muscle, but under it, causing that "pooch" look. Its best removed with exercise that is ment to burn fat from the entire body (Running, or just walking quickly for 30mins a day) Also belly fat increases dramatically if a month or more goes by without significant exercise. Lowering your body fat percentage, not your actual weight is the goal here. Less fat equals less tummy.
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Cholesterol DOES clog the vessels, and if the tinyest vessels get clogged, it's VERY possible. Ever notice how people that're like 100 lbs+ overweight get skin conditions?\n\nAnother point. A doctor of Internal Medidicine told me that 80% of all diseases come from obesity!
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Sometimes it's genetic, unfortunately.  Also, sometimes it is due to improper breathing during ab exercises.  For situps and crunches, make sure you breath out when you go up, and back in when you go down.  This will prevent the muscles from sticking out.\n\nAlso, they have proven that drinking too much soda can have the same effect that "beer belly" has, due to the amount of carbonation and sugars.
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heradity is only one factor in the risk for a heart attack, and with only the information you gave, you dad is at a greater risk only due to his age.....\n\nsome other risk factors include\ndiet\nactivity level\nweight\nsex (male vs female)\nother cardic factors\ndiabetes\nDVTs
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differennt people are genetically predisposed to deposit fat differently\nthe rest will catch up eventually dont worry
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It's both.  \nResearch has shown that there's a definite genetic component to being overweight and there's also a virus that contributes (I know, sounds like a joke, but it's true).\nHowever, people still eat too much and exercise too little.
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Moreover, the two good fats (monounsaturated and polyunsaturated) were decreased in the intervention group. These two good fats actually help to prevent heart disease and heart attacks. They were decreased because this was designed as a study about cancer, not about heart disease and heart attacks. In fact, in any study about the effect of fat on heart disease and heart attacks, these two good fats should be increased - or at least not decreased. Decreasing the good fats would tend to cancel the beneficial results of decreasing the bad fats.\n\n\n\nTrans fats are artificial fats made when hydrogen gas reacts with oil. They can be found in cookies, crackers, icing, potato chips, margarine and microwave popcorn.\n\nWhy are They Bad for You?\n\nTrans fats pose a higher risk of heart disease than saturated fats, which were once believed to be the worst kind of fats. While it is true that saturated fats -- found in butter, cheese and beef, for example -- raise total cholesterol levels, trans fats go a step further. Trans fats not only raise total cholesterol levels, they also deplete good cholesterol (HDL), which helps protect against heart disease.\n\nWhat Harm do They do to the Body?\n\nThe stiffer and harder fats are, the more they clog up your arteries. Trans fats do the same thing in our bodies that bacon grease does to kitchen sinks. Over time, they can "clog the pipes" that feed the heart and brain, which can lead to heart attack or stroke risk.\nhttp://www.umm.edu/features/transfats.html
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Obesity can also occur from genetic placement. Some people are predisposed to be obese, thus are in danger of having health complications.
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I have the same...\n:-)\n\n\nWe create the cholesterol in our own bodies... diet is only effective if you are at the higher end of the 'normal range'... it is not much use if you are genetically predisposed to creating too much.\n\nIn my case it is a genetic thing - family is predisposed to creating too much cholesterol, and so I cannot control it with diet and have to take medication to attach to and remove the fats in the blood stream.\n\nHere are a couple of sites you may find helpful.\n\nGood Luck\n:-)
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most doctors think that fat comes from venus.\n\ntotaly untrue.  there is no proof.\n\nFat is what give food its flavor.\n\nIf you take the fat out you lose all the flavor\n\nGood example is popcorn at the movie theatre now and then.
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Refined wheat is probably the cause of most of the fatness in America. Very fattening and clogs your colon so you are full of shite. It is the main ingredient in pasta, bread, cake, donuts, pizza, sandwiches, bisquits, crackers, pretzels, cookies, pastry and strombolis.\n\nBelow site has strategies on eating healthy so you are not overweight. But they do have whole wheat pasta with spinach added. Also there are pastas made of other things that are not that unhealthy like in health food stores.
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because the heart pumps the blood round your body which transports all the things you need to live (like oxygen and glucose). In an unhealthy heart this doesn't work as well so parts of your body aren't supplied properly.
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some people are born with good genes and have been reared in an environment where food is a neccesity and not a crutch. they eat to live...not live to eat. there have been some recent studies showing a "fat gene" that links obesity to an addiction....and not just weak and lazy people who don't have the will power to diet and exercise.
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A low-fat diet for some metabolic types can cause changes in your cholesterol profile that may lead to an increased heart disease risk.  Starving your body of good fats is especially dangerous for your heart.
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my dad passed away when he was 42 from heart attack...\nso i share the same concern with you\n-first try to control the diet by reducing fat in it encourage  fruit and vegitble intake \n-by the age of 20 let them do lipid profile test to see the amount of fat in their bodies\n-avoid hypertension(don't add extra salt for their food)\n-avoid smoking\n-avoid alcohol \n-avoid obesity\n-do exercise \nwhat i want to tell you here is that for ischemic heart disease there are unmodified risk factors and modified risk factors \nunmodified it means that you can not change it as ;age,male gender,family history,race\nand the modified risk factors which i told you above how to beat\nwish you luck
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It could be a stress harmone called cortisol, that will cause belly fat. Try vitamin suppliments that help reduce stress, also watch the kinds of food you eat and how often you eat. If you eat six small meals of high protein and complex carbs a day with light snacks in between like fruit or yogurt you'll be surprised at the difference it'll make. And 18 minutes of exercise a day will also help.