Big Waistline and Diabetes or How Stress Can Lead to Diabetes

By Dr. Nelly Stoyanova

Did you know that big waistline and diabetes (only type 2 diabetes) are related to

stress? not only expands your "belly". Stress actually leads to developing insulin resistance, which is consistent with type 2 diabetes.

Study results published in Metabolism July, 2003; 52(7) showed that waist circumference and triglycerides were the only independent indicators of insulin sensitivity. The decline of insulin was linked to increased belly fat.

In other words, reducing "belly fat" can lead to increased sensitivity to insulin which in return can improve (or could even cure?) type 2 diabetes. Now that is something. What better proof that big waistline and diabetes are connected. It is even more important that waistline size is a predictor of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes.

From the same study results, total body fat and total fitness appear to be indirectly related to type 2 diabetes. This is to say that your waistline comes first in terms of priorities to take care of.

Even if you lose some weight, you are not out of the woods unless you shrink your waistline.

This does not come with a crash diet, strenuous exercise or pulling out your hair in frustration. Here are some tips how to reduce belly fat. You can also improve your type 2 diabetes with coffee, cinnamon bark, minerals, and by getting more sleep.

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Author's bio: Dr. Nelly Stoyanova is a physician, medical researcher and health behavior expert. She studies the effects of stress on heart disease, type 2 diabetes and sleep. Her website: Belly Fat, Stress and Baby Boomers (http://www.stress-fat-heart-solutions-for-boomers.com) evaluates sources of stress for people over 50 and provides great tips to balance your day-to-day stress and stay healthy. Turn your life around and benefit from her expertise. For individual guidance sessions or to schedule a public speaking event use the Contact page or email at drnstoyanova@gmail.com

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