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- Michelle Schoffro Cook
- May 27, 2011
- 4:01 pm
- 121 comments
We all know love handles aren’t exactly good for us and recent research shows they increase our risk of heart disease, diabetes, and other disorders. But, new research at Harvard Medical School indicates that belly fat increases our risk of osteoporosis too.
The scientists’ research on obese women revealed that those with excess fat deep in the abdominal cavity had higher levels of fat in the bone marrow—a factor known to weaken bones.
The study headed up by Miriam Bredella, MD, is also an important discovery because earlier studies frequently link increased weight with REDUCED incidence of osteoporosis.
This study gives us one more reason to stay or become trim around the middle.
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Michelle Schoffro Cook
Michelle Schoffro Cook, MSc, RNCP, ROHP, DNM, PhD is an international best-selling and twelve-time book author and doctor of traditional natural medicine, whose works include: Healing Recipes, The Vitality Diet, Allergy-Proof, Arthritis-Proof, Total Body Detox, The Life Force Diet, The Ultimate pH Solution, The 4-Week Ultimate Body Detox Plan, and The Phytozyme Cure. Check out her natural health resources and subscribe to her free e-newsletter World's Healthiest News at WorldsHealthiestDiet.com.
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Truth in this article and for women, it is especially dangerous for belly fat. As this exudes pressure on the surrounding organs.
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Trying very hard but its not easy:(
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