- “And having an excess of belly fat is especially dangerous. See, cancer is caused by mutations that occur in cells as they divide. Fat tissue in your abdomen spurs your body to produce hormones that prompt your cells to divide. More cell division means more opportunities for cell mutations, which means more cancer risk.” The New Abs Diet: The 6-Week Plan to Flatten Your Stomach and Keep You Lean for Life (The Abs Diet) (David Zinczenko and Ted Spiker). Page 14
- “It is estimated that 23 million Americans now have type 2 diabetes, and one quarter of them don’t even know it. In addition, 57 million more Americans may have pre-diabetes. Fat, especially belly fat, bears the blame. There’s a misconception that diabetes comes only from eating too much refined sugar, like the kind in chocolate and ice cream. But people develop diabetes after years of eating high-carbohydrate foods that are easily converted into sugar—foods like white bread, pasta, and mashed potatoes.” The New Abs Diet: The 6-Week Plan to Flatten Your Stomach and Keep You Lean for Life (The Abs Diet) (David Zinczenko and Ted Spiker). Page 14