Bye, Bye Belly

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Bye, Bye Belly Amber Wilhoit, RD, LD/N, NSCA-CPT

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Bye, Bye Belly

Amber Wilhoit, RD, LD/N, NSCA-CPT

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Why, Oh Why?

Age-related weight gain

Hormonal Changes

Heredity

Decreased activity

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Age-related weight gain

Metabolism slows

Body fat ↑

Muscle mass ↓

Average gain of one pound a year

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Hormonal Changes

Women worse than menAfter menopause, fat distribution shiftsChanges in the breakdown and storage of fat

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Heredity

It’s all your fault! But I love you anyway.

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Activity

Move it or lose it

Injuries

Family time

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Now you see it, now you don’t

The fat you can’t see is worse for your health

Subcutaneous fatUnsightly at times

Visceral fatCardiovascular diseaseDiabetes Other health problems

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The Fat Cell

Not just for energy storage

Disrupt normal hormonal balance

Produce hormones thatPromote insulin resistanceMay increase estrogen

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Risks of Abdominal Fat

Heart diseaseBreast cancerDiabetesMetabolic syndromeGallbladder problemsHigh blood pressureColorectal cancer

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How do I know if I’m at risk?

BMI

Waist-to-hip ratio

Measure waist circumferenceBest way to assess risk

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Waist Measurement

A measurement of 33 inches or more

increases your health risks. A measurement of 35 inches or more

indicates an unhealthy concentration of abdominal fat.

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Visceral fat is deep in abdomen

Decreases with regular exercise and a healthy diet

Targeted abdominal exercises may firm abdominal muscles and therefore flatten the belly

Spot Reduction?

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Losing Belly Fat

ExerciseDaily, moderate-intensity exercise is the best way to lose weight and tone musclesStrength training

Healthy dietSmall changes for big results

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Healthy Diet

Eat breakfast every dayDon’t drink your caloriesAvoid emotional eatingKeep healthier snacks availableSit at the dinner table to eatNo distractions while

eatingEat slowly

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Set Goals

Make your goalsSpecificMeasurableAttainableRealisticTimely

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SMART goal example

I will eat breakfast at least four days this week.

By December, I will be eating breakfast at least six days a week.

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Bye, bye belly, bye bye

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Heart Disease

#1 killer of womenAbdominal fat storage is marker of risk of heart attack

Apple vs Pear

High fat diet can lead to excessive intakes of “bad fat”/ saturated fat and elevate LDL cholesterol/ “bad cholesterol”

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Diabetes

Can be diet-controlled

Hereditary link

Exercise helps

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Metabolic Syndrome

Cluster of conditionsPrediabetesDiabetesHigh blood pressureCholesterol changes

Greater than half of all Americans are predisposed to it (heredity)

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Metabolic Syndrome (cont.)Study on lean, young, non-smoking individuals who were sedentary

Found that insulin resistance in skeletal muscle leads to alterations in energy storage

Insulin resistant subjects’ energy was rerouted to liver triglyceride production, elevating triglycerides in blood by as much as 60% and lowering HDL cholesterol

Suggests abnormalities in insulin resistance begin before abdominal obesity and plasma adipocytokines are present

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Interrelated Diseases

Metabolic SyndromeHeart DiseaseStrokeHigh blood pressureNeuropathyRetinopathyHigh Blood pressureObesity