“Love handles” is a phrase used to describe that area of your waistline that allows for others to grab on to you, as if it was a handle rather than a roll of extra skin and fat.

It has been shown that too much fat around the middle is a good indicator that an individual will suffer from heart risks at an accelerated level. Simply put, too much fat in your mid-section increases your chances of developing conditions like hypertension, diabetes and heart disease. Discover more about natural cure for diabetes

There is a genetic element which determines where fat is stored throughout your body. For some, this will be the buttocks or the hips. Even the thighs can be the target area for deposits of fat. While no one wants to have big hips or a large backside, the fact is that it is healthier for someone to have fat there then around their mid section.

As we mentioned earlier, there are increased risk factors for those that have extra stored fat around their mid section.

* Persons with larger mid sections are prone to heart disease
* Persons with more abdominal fat are more likely to develop diabetes. Discover more about diet for type 2 diabetes

When you consume carbohydrates the body turns them into glucose and it enters the bloodstream for delivery to the cells in the body where it will be used as high octane fuel. If blood sugar increases too much insulin, a hormone is secreted to remove the excess and store it as fat.

Insulin resistance results when the body becomes insensitive to insulin. Even more insulin is needed to lower the blood sugar peaks.

Research indicates that approximately twenty five per cent Americans is resistant to insulin.

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If you consume foods that are high in sugar or too many simple carbohydrates, then you are likely to be one of the many that is insulin resistant or on the brink of becoming so. Foods like cookies, muffins, pizza, chips etc, make the problem ten times worse.

And, those that do not get enough exercise also face insulin resistance. As are those who drink too much alcohol, get stressed, have a family history of diabetes, carry too much fat around the middle are likely to suffer from insulin resistance.

Almost everyone can reverse their situation by working not only on getting rid of love handles, exercising regularly, and improving their overall diet and lifestyle.

Take action now, you can’t afford to put it off.

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