A prominent, 17-year study of about 30,000 middle-aged people found belly fat to be a leading cause of type 2 diabetes . Waist size and one’s body mass index (BMI) has also been previously linked to the increased risk of high blood pressure , clogging of the arteries and heart attack. Researchers have found waist size to be more useful than BMI in predicting diabetes. Obesity is a well-known risk factor for diabetes, but these findings will help identify high-risk individuals who—though not obese—are still vulnerable to the condition because of large amounts of midsection fat. BMI is a ratio of an individual’s height to weight. This system has been under question as it fails to distinguish muscle from body fat and most importantly where the fat is located in the body. Waist circumference measures the amount of belly fat and how it is distributed throughout the body. Excess Belly Fat & Organs B...
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