Should we be looking at our navels a little more often to prevent the current epidemic of chronic disease? Why not, because perivisceral fat is now recognized as a defining risk factor for the development of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, fatty liver disease, most common cancers, and even neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s. After a long time of focusing on the heart, the eyes of professionals are now focused on the stomach to assess the level of metabolic health and the risk of developing these chronic pathologies.
Abdominal fat is actually very different from subcutaneous adipose tissue because it contains cells that can communicate with the rest of the body, specifically with adipokines, which cause continuous low-noise inflammation there, which is the main reason for the development of chronic pathologies. Therefore, measuring your waist circumference is the best way to…
Source: Le Figaro
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