Weight Loss and Health Care

There is a possible link between genes that are inherited and size of the abdomen, followed a study.

The researchers followed the 1.754 French for seven years and a half, and recorded what they ate. Found that having any of five genetic particularities doubled the risk that an individual had abdominal obesity, and eating lots of saturated fat raised the risk even more.

However, we also found that having a genetic particularities did not raise the risk of metabolic syndrome. The study examined the metabolic syndrome, a condition in which abdominal obesity, high cholesterol and high blood pressure together increase the risk of several diseases, including stroke, heart disease and type 2 diabetes.

Furthermore, it was noted that although the study found a relationship between genes and abdominal obesity in some subjects the intake of saturated fat accounted for over 15.5 percent of total calories. The current recommendation is ten percent for most healthy people and seven percent for those with high cholesterol and other metabolic risk factors for heart disease, he said. Read the rest of this entry »