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Belly Fat: Women Belly Growing Fat After 40

October 7, 2008

What happened? You had carried on a pear shape - carrying surplus weight in your hips, thighs and butt all your life and The next thing you knew you discover a weight gain around your mid-section.
Many women notice the belly growing fat after 40. As you age your fat distribution has a tendency to shift. You get less fat deposited in the arms, legs, hips, and butt yet get more in the belly.

This trend increases subsequent to menopause because hormonal changes take place that change the way fat is broken down and stored by the body. Having your belly augment fat has larger number of significance than merely being an undesired change in your appearance; it can also cause a significant increase in health risk such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and certain kinds of cancer.

The body has two types of fat. Subcutaneous fat is found directly under the skin and is less likely to be a health risk later the other type of fat called visceral fat. Visceral fat is belly fat, it lies deeper inside and actually wraps itself around the internal organs of the abdomen. This latter type of fat is the dangerous kind and a good number of it is responsible for your belly growing fat. Continue Reading