I believe you are very familiar with Chinese beer belly, because many men after marriage, the growth rate of this belly is amazing. This belly is called beer belly. Is it related to drinking beer? How to judge whether your stomach is beer belly or not? What do you know about the harm of this stomach to your body? A lot of people think that beer belly is drink beer to drink, so beer belly really drink out? In fact, beer belly has nothing to do with drinking beer. Today, let's talk about those things about beer belly.
What are the hazards of beer belly?
"Belly of a general" not only affects the image, but also poses a great threat to health. Abdominal fat is different from other parts of the body. Abdominal fat molecules can easily enter the blood in the form of free fatty acids and enter the liver directly with the blood flow. When there are too many free fatty acid molecules in the liver, they will be converted into low-density lipoprotein and flow with blood to the heart, lungs and arteries. Among them, a part of LDL is converted into harmful cholesterol, which can induce cardiovascular disease. There may be a potential risk of high cholesterol in the body. If the waist circumference is equal to or exceeds the hip circumference, the danger is greater.
Obesity is the cause of other diseases. Obese people eat too many calories, so as to make the body tissue utilization rate of sugar decline, helpless, islets can only secrete more insulin to compensatory promote the use of sugar, but this often does not work, the final blood glucose will be relatively higher than the normal level, it can be said that obesity 100% will produce insulin resistance, development, is diabetes.
Is beer belly caused by drinking beer?
Whether men drink beer will lead to the appearance of "beer belly". According to the survey, men's "beer belly" is completely due to overeating and insufficient exercise, which has nothing to do with drinking beer. The key is the amount of exercise per day and how much food to eat every day to determine whether there will be a "beer belly.".
There are many different views on the cause of "beer belly" in the world. Some people say that "beer belly" is caused by excessive nutrition, while others say it is caused by unbalanced nutrition. According to a new study by the German Federal Association for nutrition medicine, beer belly is related to men's genetic genes. Just like women's obesity starts from the buttocks, most of men's fat is stored in the abdomen.
However, according to the situation in different regions, beer belly can still be inhibited with reasonable exercise combination. In fact, a glass of beer has only 150 calories and only 0.3 grams of fat. Moreover, beer contains substances such as snake seeds, which can reduce the risk of heart disease and diabetes. So it's OK to have a beer a day.
How to judge if you have a beer belly?
According to the clinical diagnostic criteria, * the normal fat content in men should not exceed 20%, and the waist / hip ratio should be less than 0.9 in men. If the waist hip ratio is greater than 0.9 and the * fat content is greater than 20%, it can be diagnosed as beer belly. In addition to the medical judgment criteria, we can also judge the abdominal obesity by self-test of the thickness of abdominal skin wrinkle wall. The thickness of skin wrinkle wall of normal male abdomen (1 cm near the navel of right abdomen) is 5mm-15mm. Obesity is defined as obesity if it is greater than 15mm and emaciated when it is less than 5mm.
How to reduce beer belly?
1. Exercise at least 30 minutes a day
Japanese medical experts have developed a set of exercises that can be done anytime and anywhere, which has a good effect on eliminating "beer belly". The first is to hold elbows with both hands and stand on both legs; the second is to take less elevators and walk upstairs; the third is to complete everything standing, such as waiting for someone, calling on the phone, reading newspapers, wearing shoes and socks. Stand on tiptoe slightly, so that the body is in a more tense state. Experts also suggest that to lose the fat on the stomach, it is best to strengthen the whole body exercise, and then strengthen abdominal exercise.
2. Three meals a day: breakfast and lunch should not be ignored
If you don't have lunch, you're likely to come home hungry and have a big meal at the dinner table. Eat less snacks: only carry low-fat, low-energy snacks or snacks, such as fruits, vegetables, biscuits, etc.
3. Put a bottle of water on your desk
Drink water often throughout the day. When you want something sweet, drink a glass of water, and the desire to eat something sweet will soon disappear. Don't let stress drive you to eat more: when you're stressed, don't pick up food, go out for a walk. Physical activity is better than eating to relieve mental stress.
4. Don't eat out
Restaurant meals tend to contain more energy and fat than home cooked meals. Pay attention to the restaurants near your unit that serve low-fat meals. Don't go to fast food chains because there are few low-fat options.
5. Don't eat alone
Eat with colleagues and friends. Focus on the conversation with your partner, not the food. Don't eat buffet: buffets often lead to overeating.
6. Pay attention to the amount of alcohol you drink
Alcohol is high in energy, it can prevent the consumption of body fat, but also reduce willpower. If you want some wine, you'd better mix it with soda. Drink plenty of water and low energy drinks.
