- “According to the National Institutes of Health, a waistline larger than 40 inches for men and 35 inches for women signals the significant risk of heart disease and diabetes.” 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 13
- “Federal health surveys show that, as of 2008, the average American man’s waist measures around 40 inches, an increase of 5 inches compared with 40 years ago. In the past four decades, the average American woman’s waist size has grown from 30 inches to 37 inches.” 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 13
- “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
- “When Dutch researchers studied nearly 6,000 men, they found that those whose waistlines measured 37 to 40 inches had a significantly increased risk of respiratory problems, such as wheezing, chronic coughing, and shortness of breath.” 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 15