Cenk Uygur
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Belly Fat More Deadly Than Obesity
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November 15, 2015
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4:11Now PlayingA new study reveals that it isn’t so much how much body fat a person has, but more importantly where the fat is on their body. Researchers say that those who are “centrally obese” carry more health risks than those who have fat stored elsewhere. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian (The Point) hosts of The Young Turks discuss.
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“People who weigh a normal amount when they step on the scale may be at higher risk of dying in the medium term if their fat is concentrated in the abdomen, say doctors who want everyone to use a tape measure to measure themselves.
Researchers have long suspected the body mass index, or BMI, that tells you how appropriate your weight is to your height isn't a good measure of body fatness — particularly fat that accumulates in the belly and within abdominal organs and leads to inflammation, glucose intolerance and other complications that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes.”
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