Fat hurts the body, fat waist hurts the heart.

Waist thickening (central obesity) is an independent risk factor for coronary heart disease.

In other words, the larger the waist, the higher the risk of developing and dying from ischemic heart disease.

After the division of central obesity status (that is, non-central obesity is the waist circumference < 85 cm for men and < 80 cm for women).

Central obesity was defined as waist circumference ≥90 cm for men and ≥85 cm for women).

The researchers' analysis found that compared with people with small waists (i.e., non-central obesity), the risk of coronary heart disease, acute coronary heart disease events, and death from coronary heart disease increased by 16 percent, 21 percent, and 26 percent for every 9.5 centimeter increase in waist size in obese people with large waists.

People with a large waist (including pre-central obesity and central obesity) have an increased risk of developing and dying from coronary heart disease, even if their body mass index (BMI) is normal, compared to people with a non-large waist.

The study also showed that men with large waists had a higher risk of coronary heart disease than women.

Smokers with large waists have a higher risk of coronary heart disease and death than non-smokers.

This may be because smoking affects fat distribution, making it easier for fat to "crawl" to the abdomen.

The idea that too much fat is bad for your health has long been popular, but the degree of adverse effects varies depending on where the fat is distributed.

Subcutaneous fat and intermuscular fat are usually not very harmful to health, and the real danger is interorgan fat, which is mainly manifested as abdominal obesity.

Although the study did not directly involve the reason for the increased risk of coronary heart disease caused by central obesity, previous studies have suggested that this may be related to insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and hypertension caused by abdominal fat.

Due to differences in body structure, Asians are more prone to abdominal fat accumulation and central obesity than Europeans and Americans.

This is why a BMI that is normal for Europeans and Americans is associated with the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease in Asians.

With age, the body's metabolism slows down, the waist will be significantly thicker.

Especially in middle age, the intake has not been reduced, but the amount of exercise is decreasing, coupled with a slower metabolic rate, and the waist circumference will increase more significantly.

We must pay close attention to our waistline and adjust our lifestyle.