Many of us do not know that our increasing waist or the fat accumulating in our waist harms our body and body parts in many ways and causes many diseases to enter our body. According to the report, our large waist or increasing waist circumference directly affects our liver and puts us at risk of diabetes. Increasing waist fat gradually affects the liver and causes fatty liver problem. The fat stored in our liver creates insulin resistance in the body, which becomes the main reason for us getting type 2 diabetes in the future. Increased fat in the waist increases the risk of many metabolic diseases.
What is the relationship between waist fat and liver?
According to health experts, increasing obesity i.e. accumulation of fat in our waist gives rise to many metabolic diseases in our body, which have a direct impact on our liver, which is the main cause of fatty liver disease. Increasing fat and obesity in our body increases the risk of inflammation in our body, which has a direct effect on our liver, due to which the possibility of inflammation in the liver increases, which increases the risk of liver diseases like fibrosis.
Why is the risk of fatty liver higher in Indians?
According to research, Indians have the highest risk of fatty liver and diabetes compared to other countries and European countries. The thing to note is that if your waist increases even by just 5 percent, i.e. fat increases around the waist, then your risk of getting fatty liver and diabetes increases by 20 percent. If you do not have much fat on your body, but there is fat accumulated on your body parts, you are still at risk of disease. Therefore, along with your weight, take special care of your body parts also.
How does increasing waistline increase the risk of diseases?
According to doctors, increasing fat in the liver not only harms our liver, but it also increases the risk of other diseases, the most common of which is diabetes. When excess fat accumulates in our body, it causes swelling in our liver and due to this swelling, the insulin present in the body is not able to do its work properly, that is, a situation of insulin resistance is created, due to which we are at risk of diabetes. If you want to prevent diabetes, then you can estimate the risk of diabetes by checking the waist and hip ratio.
