The Surprising Connection Between Your Brain Health and Your Waistline

The Surprising Connection Between Your Brain Health and Your Waistline

Visceral Fat is the fat that is wrapped around our internal 'visceral" organs like the liver, pancreas, heart, and intestines. 

Visceral fat is able to trigger the inflammatory pathways in the body and can cause signaling molecules that can disrupt the body's normal course of hormonal actions. 

As stated in previous health blogs, excessive body fat increases insulin resistance, but also the production of inflammatory chemicals that can lead to brain degeneration. 

A 2005 study compared waist-to-hip ratios of more than 100 individuals.

The larger the person waist to hip ratio, the smaller the brain's memory center (the hippocampus)

Another study looked at brain images of individuals in their 60s and 70s. They found that individuals who had a body mass index of over 30, had brains 16 years older than people who had a healthy weight. 

BUT THERE'S HOPE! 

A study involved people who were overweight and had insulin problems 

Those after a year of only dieting had a 70% increase in insulin sensitivity. Those who dieted and exercised had an 86% increase in insulin sensitivity 

A low-carb high-fat diet is always recommended over a low-fat high-carb diet. 

Is your brain health linked to the size of your waist?

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