New Study Links Abdominal Fat with Cancer and Heart Disease

(EMAILWIRE.COM, July 29, 2013 ) San Francisco, CA -- According to a new study conducted by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Laboratory for Metabolic and Population Health and Brigham and Women's Hospital, where fat is located on your body is material when it comes to health risks. The study corroborates similar studies that have been conducted on determining heart disease risk as well as the risk of cancer. The findings were recently published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Dr. Caroline S. Fox, M.D., M.P.H., senior investigator at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Laboratory for Metabolic and Population Health, found that -- versus other parts of the body -- people who have excessive fat in their abdomens have higher risks of heart disease and
cancer. "Contrary to previously published studies comparing BMI and waist circumference, the presence of abdominal fat improved the ability to predict for cardiovascular disease, supporting the hypothesis that abdominal fat may partially underlie the association of body fat and heart disease and cancer," Dr. Fox said in a statement.

The study took place over a seven-year period and included 3,086 people with an average age of 50. Researchers took note of their cancer and heart disease statistics over the sevenyear span and used CT scans to analyze where fat was accumulating in their bodies. At the
end of the study 141 people developed cancer, 90 people had a cardiovascular event and 71 people died. The researchers found a direct correlation between cardiovascular events, higher risks of cancer and carrying fat in the abdomen. Other risk factors and obesity were also taken into account. The probability of survival was worse than people who are obese and carry fat elsewhere in their bodies.

Other studies have also been conducted on abdominal fat as an indicator of risk. Earlier this year, a study at the ATS 2013 International Conference showed an association between belly fat in men and obstructive sleep apnea. Last year, at a meeting of the Radiological Society of North America an association between a higher risk for osteoporosis for men and abdominal fat was proven. A Cancer Prevention Research journal publication also found a correlation between colon cancer and abdominal fat in mice.

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