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Thursday, January 22, 2009

Belly Fat, What Causes It and How to Get Rid Of It

By Ricardo d Argence

There are many, many people that struggle with their weight everyday. A lot of people are experiencing the same thing. A flat belly signals that your body is healthy.

In order to get rid of stubborn belly fat, there are tips available to help shrink it. But don't expect miracles. But before going to that, so that you won't find yourself wondering why you been suffering from the bane of your belly fats, it is important that you should know what caused them.

It is a common belief that those who drink a lot of alcohol have a lot of belly fat as many alcoholics do. For one reason, it is, since it lowers down the body's metabolism. One cannot blame alcohol as the sole cause of fat in this region. All in all, it is the total calories consumed which count. If you eat too many extra calories they will end up stored as belly fat.

There are another factors like stress and lack of exercise. Many times stress can contribute to the presence of fats. Your body have so mechanism in that it secrete the cortisol enzymes that stimulated the liver to release the sugar in your body but that is not needed to your body. Stress also tends to make us eat more. Lack of exercise lowers the body's metabolism is one of the reason on the other hand. Most of us fall here and we easily take these fates.

Two things that seem to be a knock off for belly fats are thyroid disorders and hereditary factors. They could turn out to be your greatest enemy if you fall under this category. Our thyroids have a big impact since it is like a cruise control that keeps our body's metabolism running at the right speed. Same is true with hereditary factor.

Whatever the cause is, you can still do something about it. Here are some tips on how to successfully bid your belly fats goodbye.

Perhaps the very first thing that you should address is the way you eat. You should cut down processed foods, fast foods, and junk foods because they have very high caloric contents. Minimize the use of fatty ingredients such as oil, butter, margarine, and cream. Instead, you should get into fresh fruits and home cooked meals that contain fiber, lean fat, protein, and whole grain range of products.

For regular exercise to be effective it does not need to be difficult but steady and routine. It is important to start an exercise program gradually rather than overwork yourself from the get go. You can play tennis or swim to substitute.

What can help you even more are modifications of your current lifestyle. Do not overlook this. Cut down on alcoholic beverages most especially beers. You also need to spend a while not feeling stressed.

But we shouldn't be drastic about getting results overnight eventhough we may be living in a fast paced world. These things do take time. But it is well worth the effort.

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