Latest research shows that women with lower abdomen such as fetus or beer belly have a 60% increase in risk of chronic pain. In the abdominal area that contains organs such as the liver and pancreas, it contains more fat, which is related to pain in many parts of the body, especially in women.
This will increase the danger caused by excessive waist fat; if there is too much waist fat, it will increase the risk of type 2 diabetes. In this study, experts from the University of Western Australia examined the health data of more than 32,000 British people with an average age of 55 years old.
Each participant underwent an abdominal magnetic resonance scan (MRI) and measured the amount of fat around the abdominal organs such as the liver and pancreas. The fat in this area is medically called internal fat. At the same time, the amount of subcutaneous fat (called subcutaneous fat) that can be pinched was also measured.
In addition, the researchers also asked the participants in detail whether they had experienced any pain in the neck, shoulders, back, hips, knees, or the whole body, and lasted for more than three months. And two years later, the 638 people in the group were evaluated again.
results show that the more abdominal fat people are, the higher the chances they will report pain. Overweight with a higher BMI is also related to greater pain risks.
The study found that women suffer more pain; women with higher periorgan and subcutaneous fat levels are 60% more likely to suffer chronic pain throughout the body than women with lower fat levels.
In comparison, men with beer belly are only 13% more likely to suffer from chronic pain than men without beer belly.
The author of the study wrote in the journal Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, saying: "Whether men and women, the higher the level of fat tissue (fat) is, the greater the chance of reporting chronic pain."
and the impact on women is estimated to be greater than that of men. They supplemented that the differences in gender are likely to be due to differences in "fat distribution and hormones".
Research team said that reducing waist fat is likely to be considered a goal of chronic pain management, especially for those with multiple and extensive pain.”
experts say that too much fat may cause inflammation; saying is the process in which the body releases chemical substances to respond to injuries and triggers immune responses. Obesity has always been related to body inflammation for a long time. The authors of the study pointed out that inflammation may also affect neural systems and people's pain experience.
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