Photo: New Yale University Prevention Research Center Study Finds Flat Belly Diet! Reduced Dangerous Visceral Belly ...(l fat. The pilot study results reported ...),Health

Date:1/5/2009

l fat. The pilot study results, reported in the current (February) issue of Prevention, found that participants lost an average of 8.4 pounds and close to 2 inches from the waist in 28 days. Total cholesterol dropped an average of 21 points (with a 9-point reduction in unhealthy LDL), bringing lipid measurements down to optimal range for some participants. Results also showed a significant decline in the level of fasting insulin, a marker for diabetes.

"What impressed me was that virtually every measure of health -- from visceral fat to blood pressure to cholesterol -- improved in such a short amount of time. Usually, the longer a study runs, the easier it is to get significant results. But this study produced compelling results in just 28 days," said Katz.

"There is no question that these changes are clinically as well as statistically significant," he added. "If the plan and its associated benefits were sustained over time, these women would be at reduced risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, you name it. Basically, the diet kicked butt -- or, perhaps more appropriately in this case, belly!"

"As much as half of the overall population has too much visceral fat, though many do not know it," said Katz.

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