I hear from some of my patients who have a normal BMI. They ask me, 'Why do I have to exercise if my BMI is normal? I'm not fat. I should be able to eat whatever I want,'" said co-author Dr. Francisco Lopez-Jimenez. Lopez-Jimenez works as a doctor in the division of cardiology at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. What this latest study shows is that his patients with paunches should be eating their broccoli and increasing their time on the treadmill.
This study appears in the latest edition of Annals of Internal Medicine. After looking at data from over 15,000 people, researchers estimate that men with pot bellies have twice the mortality risk of people who are just overweight or obese. Women with a similar fat distribution had 1.5 times the risk for death.
"Keep in mind this doesn't give people license to eat anything they want to even out their fat," Lopez-Jimenez said. "I've gotten a few of those notes that say that is what some people plan to do. I hope they are joking."
Earlier studies showed that people with a large waist-to-hip ratio face a greater risk of diabetes, stroke, coronary heart disease and other cardiac problems. This is the first study to quantify the risk of death.
I hear from some of my patients who have a normal BMI. They ask me, 'Why do I have to exercise if my BMI is normal? I'm not fat. I should be able to eat whatever I want,'" said co-author Dr. Francisco Lopez-Jimenez. Lopez-Jimenez works as a doctor in the division of cardiology at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. What this latest study shows is that his patients with paunches should be eating their broccoli and increasing their time on the treadmill.This study appears in the latest edition of Annals of Internal Medicine. After looking at data from over 15,000 people, researchers estimate that men with pot bellies have twice the mortality risk of people who are just overweight or obese. Women with a similar fat distribution had 1.5 times the risk for death."Keep in mind this doesn't give people license to eat anything they want to even out their fat," Lopez-Jimenez said. "I've gotten a few of those notes that say that is what some people plan to do. I hope they are joking."Earlier studies showed that people with a large waist-to-hip ratio face a greater risk of diabetes, stroke, coronary heart disease and other cardiac problems. This is the first study to quantify the risk of death.
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