Everybody wants to have a good physique with a pleasing personality. A protruding tummy or a pot belly is not a good sign. This is more prevalent on males than females.
The main cause of pot belly is the accumulation of fat in the abdominal area.
According to WH O (World Health Organization), pot belly is that for which the abdominal circumference is more than 90 cms for male and 80 cms for females.
Causes for Pot Belly
- Consumption of more calories than required. The excess calories get converted to fat and accumulate in one’s belly.
- Sedentary life style. This reduces the basal metabolic rate and people spend less energy than they consume.
- Sedentary life style. This reduces the basal metabolic rate and people spend less energy than they consume.
Bad Effects of Pot Belly
The major health hazards are diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, kidney and cardiovascular diseases.
Steps to remove Pot Belly
Proper diet and exercise are the two requirements to get rid of excess fat from the stomach area. The excess calories should be burnt out.
About 30 minutes of abdominal exercises must be supplemented with swimming, cycling or running.
Do’s
- Eat small quantities of food at close intervals
- Leave a gap of two hours between dinner and sleep time.
- Leave a gap of two hours between dinner and sleep time.
Don’ts
Avoid excess eating.
Avoid high calorie and high fat foods especially animal meat.
Avoid high calorie and high fat foods especially animal meat.
Avoid foods made of refined products made up of maida
Avoid fried products.
Avoid aerated drinks and sweets
Avoid aerated drinks and sweets
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