Has your waistline been expanding since the epidemic began? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. A lifestyle that limits you to the four walls of the house, with limited movements, will add an inch to your belly. Routines have been disrupted, stress has increased, and with the emergence of new types of viruses at regular intervals, it is unclear when things will return to normal. Weight gain has come with good reason, as people’s diets, activity levels, sleep habits and routines have turned upside down in the last year.Also read – Benefits of Watermelon: From Weight Loss to Increasing Your Fiber Intake, 7 Reasons to Add Watermelon to Your Summer Diet
Reaching and maintaining a healthy weight is important for well-being and quality of life. If you are overweight or obese, you are at increased risk for serious health problems, including heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, gallbladder, shortness of breath and certain cancers. Obesity is also linked to mental health problems such as anxiety, depression, etc. Controlling your weight will help you stay fit and strong and will also have a positive effect on your health and happiness. Also read – Real Life Weight Loss Journey: Eating Cato-Friendly Pizza and Sandwiches I Lose 35kg in 8 Months
Make some changes in your lifestyle to reverse the scale and feel better. Also read – Follow this high intensity interval training workout routine for weight loss
Abdominal fat refers to the fat around the abdomen. There are two types of belly fat:
- Visceral: This fat surrounds the person’s organs.
- Subcutaneous: This is the fat that sits under the skin.
Health complications from intestinal fat are more harmful than subcutaneous fat. Excess belly fat can increase the risk of:
- Heart disease
- Heart attack
- High blood pressure
- Stroke
- Type 2 diabetes
- Asthma
- Breast disease
- Bowel cancer
- Dementia
7 reasons that lead to an increase in belly fat
- Improper diet: Low-protein, high-carbohydrate, high-fat diets affect fat metabolism. Protein helps a person feel full for longer, and those who do not include lean protein in their diet may eat more overall. Many foods such as fast food, biscuits and other bakery foods (such as crackers, muffins, etc.) contain trans fats.
- Lack of exercise: A sedentary lifestyle is a major contributor to excess fat around the abdomen. Eating more calories than burning off will definitely lead to weight gain.
- Excessive alcohol consumption: Drinking too much alcohol increases the weight around the abdomen of men.
- Stress: Cortisol – a steroid hormone released when a person is stressed and affects the body’s metabolism. People tend to eat more food to relax when they are in a stressful situation. Cortisol stores those extra calories around the stomach.
- Genetics: Pieces of evidence show that genes contribute to obesity.
- Poor sleep: Sleep deprivation or short-term sleep is associated with an increase in food intake, leading to unhealthy eating behaviors – often referred to as emotional diets, which contribute to an increase in belly fat. Unlike the biological clock of people working night shifts, most of them have sleep patterns disturbances that may contribute to the development of abdominal fat.
- Smoking: Smoking is also an indirect cause of belly fat. Smokers have more belly and intestinal fat than non-smokers.
Treatment at the clinic Dermatec to reduce belly fat.
Cryoscripting: Cryosculting is a world leader in non-invasive body contouring technology.
Sculptor: The sculptor provides a unique combination of three techniques, including ultrasonic cavitation, that work on fat compression. Radiofrequency therapy involves collagen remodeling and re-tightening of body skin through galvanic and radiofrequency belts – the main purpose of this therapy is to disrupt fluid retention and stimulate blood circulation and drainage. This helps in weight loss and overall relaxation. The total duration of treatment is 60 minutes.
CD iLpo: Cd iLipo offers laser lipolysis, a non-invasive fat reduction that dissolves body fat without cutting your skin.
EM shape: EM shape is the only non-invasive technique for building muscle and burning fat. It uses HIPEM (high-intensity pulsed electromagnetic) technology to increase muscle thickness and hypertrophy.
(By Inputs – Sylvia Sonny, Nutritionist Clinic Dermatek)
(Includes IANS inputs)
