Longer the waist line, shorter your life line.

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How your belly size affects your longevity?

There are two kinds of obesity, pear type and apple type. The pear type has the fat accumulated in the hips. Apple type has more abdominal fat, and is prone to develop a newly described condition called metabolic syndrome.

What is metabolic syndrome?

Metabolic syndrome has 5 key features:

• Elevated waist circumference:
  Men — 40 inches (102 cm) or more
  Women —35 inches (88 cm) or more

• Elevated triglycerides:
  150 mg/do or more

• Reduced HDL (“good”) cholesterol:
  Men — Less than 40 mg/do
  Women — Less than 50 mg/do

• Elevated blood pressure:
  130/85 mm Hg or more

• Elevated fasting glucose:
  100 mg/do or more

What are the important action plans to control metabolic syndrome?

1. Exericise and weight training.

2. Reduce abdominal obesity by diet and exercise.

3. Supplement fish oil to reduce insulin resistance.

4. Control blood pressure

5. Control the cholesterol and triglyceride numbers by diet and or medications.

6. Take insulin sensitizers like Actos and Avandia. A new insulin sensitizer called Rimonbant or Acomplia will be available soon.