Belly Fat Makes It Hard to Breathe, Raises Asthma Risk
Spare tire, gut, muffin top, love handles, or chub, no matter what you call it. Nobody wants belly fat, it's everybody's nemesis.
And the woes of a tummy aren't limited to keeping your favorite designer jeans in the closet.
Abdominal fat can sack your health, leading to things like heart disease and diabetes, and now you can add asthma to the list too.
Reporting in the journal Thorax, scientists found obese or overweight women, i.e. larger waist sizes, were more likely to develop asthma.
To make matters worse, researchers say obesity makes the symptoms of asthma more severe. Obese women were more likely to have urgent medical visits and hospital admissions due to asthma.
So be mindful if you're getting a little belly, because the results also show even being "modestly overweight" increases asthma risk.
I'm not a woman, but I've noticed if I get hurt and can't go to the gym, plus I put on some weight, I get a little winded walking to my car or going up stairs.
Via Reuters.
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I've got some love handles, belly fat but no trouble breathing. I think this site tends to post articles that are hyperbolic in nature. Whatever happened to qualifying these statements, like as in "a certain degree of X will cause problems" rather then just saying "X causes death!"
Reply"...I get a little winded walking to my car or going up stairs."
lol. Diet Blog is the height of my hilarity. What exactly are you doing in the gym? Because missing a couple workouts shouldn't have THAT drastic of an effect. Walking to your car certainly shouldn't wind you IF you're a regular gym goer as you say you are.
ReplyI agree FJ.. a few days off should not cause this if you are in decent shape.
BUT, my husband's ex-wife (and yes, we are friends)is overweight BUT has lost some weight & her asthma symptoms have decreased quite a bit with weight loss.
ReplyYou got to READ the details my children. ;)
I didn't say a few days, anywhere.
I've sprained a knee and sprained my back in the past, so that kept me out of the gym for while, so I got a little out of shape, hence the "windedness."
Silly kids. ;)
ReplyWow, how long were you out of commission? I've been injured in the past as well. After being immobilized for a few months, I get a bit more winded than usual when doing intervals or getting back on my bicycle for the first time, but walking to my car?
I'm sorry for saying this but you might want to re-evaluate your fitness program if that's all it takes to get out of shape.
ReplyI've toned it down A LOT. I was obsessive about it. So I banged myself up pretty good, still very rickety.
I've learned to give myself breaks from time to time and go easy on myself, which is important...I think.
ReplyAh.. I can see if you are out of commission for a month or more with no activity. It takes a long time to build it up & it can disappear a lot faster!
I was out about 2 weeks last year due to a dog attack & was OK when I went back but it was 2 weeks max. I had to be careful when I went back & not as intense for another week or so but I still did OK.
ReplyFirst of all... I never mentioned DAYS either, Bubs! Has the heavy panting made you blind aswell? I said workouts, which could span up to 4 weeks if you go once a week... which if you didn't know, is about a month.
Anyways, look around, people are as surprised as I was. Go re-evaluate your workout regimen. It's clearly not sustainable in anyway shape or form.
lol "kid" my a$$... only Jody can call me that.
ReplyFJ, you are too much! I guess that is why your name is FJ!
ReplyI'll agree with FJ...skipping a couple workouts shouldn't compromise your cardiovascular health THAT much and if it does, you need to get yourself in better shape. I kind of wonder just how much belly fat you'd need to affect your breathing. My MIL is extremely overweight and has a large belly (she's definitely apple-shaped) and she has sleep apnea and does indeed get winded easily. But my dad, who has a small "pooch", can walk 3 or 4 miles briskly without hardly batting an eyelash. I'm thinking there are varying degrees of abdominal fat that would cause these problems.
ReplyWhich was my point earlier. These "reports" are always designed to be as hyperbolic as possible to get lots of views. But they don't really inform.
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