That “little roll in the middle” is not only disgusting , it represents a real threat to one’s health. There are two kinds of body fat , central and peripheral fat. The central fat around the waist and abdominal area is related to diseases like atherosclerosis , type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure , and insulin resistance. The peripheral fat on the arms , legs or hips is less related to health problems in general.

Americans are getting fatter by day and night. In the past 35 years , we’ve gone from 1/4th of our citizens being chubby to one 1/3rd in 1980 to a majority in 1996. At the same time that we’re pushing away butter and fats and piling up on pasta and carbs. The result is the rate of heart disease fell , but diabetes rose. National bloating is continuing with teens and kids fatter than ever. A good amount of it can be blamed by lifestyle factors , stuffing our faces and watching tv.

The supersize deluxe combo of of lack of exercise and over eating leads to decrease of testosterone and growth hormone , making it even harder to lose weight.

Fat men make 25% less growth hormone on a daily basis and have a pulsatile release of GH that is 3 times lower compared to normal weight guys. Scientists have shown a correlation between body fat and growth hormone and testosterone secretion. The more body fat you have the less growth hormone and testosterone you have , vice versa the less body fat the more GH and T you have.

It isn’t just any fat thats the problem , theres a deep cushion of fat underlying the gut , the central body fat that lowers the ammount of hormone secreted in growth hormone pulses. While scientists looked at deep abdominal fat , they found the same thing.