Almost nine in 10 people are not aware of the risks of carrying extra fat around their waistline.

A survey of 12,000 Europeans found most had no idea that a thick waist was a sign of a build-up of a dangerous type of fat around the internal organs.

The report from GlaxoSmithKline, who make weight loss drug Alli, said this “visceral fat” is strongly linked with type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

Most people would lose weight once they found out the risk, the survey found.

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Report author Dr Terry Maguire, honorary senior lecturer at Queen’s University in Belfast, said people did not know that visceral fat, which you cannot see or feel and which sits around the organs in the abdomen, is there or that it poses a problem.

It is thought that the danger of visceral fat is related to the release of proteins and hormones that can cause inflammation, which in turn can damage arteries and enter the liver, and affect how the body breaks down sugars and fats.

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The numbers are staggering. It seems that last year, over 124,000 people in Europe alone developed cancer simply because they were overweight. A jump of 77 percent over a 6 year period.

Studies done in Europe seems to show that overweight women have a higher incidence of developing cancer. This study went on to reveal that central European countries were recording higher numbers of new cases of cancer on account of being fat as compared to the rest of Europe.

The most common cancers linked to excess body weight were endometrial, breast and colorectal cancers. A leading researcher from the British University at Cardiff speaking at the ECCO-ESMO European Cancer Congress held in Berlin recently, was quoted as saying “It is possible that obesity may become the biggest attributable cause of cancer in women within the next decade”

They researchers used data from the WHO and the International Agency for Research on Cancer for their research and based it on WHO definitions, classing overweight as having a body mass index (BMI) between 25 and 30, and obese as having a BMI of 30 or more. From an estimate of 70,000 cases of cancer that were attributed to obesity in 2002, their projections show that the number has increased to 124,000.

As for men, the figures were much less at 3.2percent of new cancer cases as compared to women who recorded 8.6

Obesity has long been known to raise the risk of cancer, and the evidence continues to mount. In June 2009, a Swedish study noted that women who had weight-loss surgery were 42 percent less likely to develop cancer during a 10-year study.

The researchers went on to say “In the face of an unabating obesity epidemic, and apparent failure of public health policies to control weight gain, there is a need to look at alternative strategies, including pharmacological approaches”.

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Yes, that’s a tricky title above, but this is true and not meant to fool you in anyway.

If you are a dieter, then the very sound of a liquid diet may not be your idea of a fun lunch. Fret not, for here’s another take on the term ‘liquid diet that sounds like good news. Did you know that consuming foods high in water is the key to losing weight?

Rice and pasta which are known to absorb water when cooked, as well as yummy stews and nutritious soups are a great way to lose weight because they keep you feeling fuller and for much longer. However, nutritionists say that if you think you could down a glass of water with your burger and fries, you are being fooled. It just does not work that way.

Research scientists from the British Nutrition Foundation say that the liquid, like in your soups or stew, has to be the main ingredient of the meal you are consuming. A good idea would be to add on lots of vegetables with these meals. Veges are known to be high in water and have fibre which brings on the bulk you need to keep you full. This allows you to eat more and feel full for much longer and yet you will be consuming less calories. For example, take 2 desserts as displayed on the image above, would you believe that they both have the same amount of calories!

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The Sun, a prominent newspaper from the UK has run a news report today with the headline - ‘Fatties Cause Global Warming’.

Well, it basically says that the rising number of fat people throught the world were blamed yesterday for global warming.
Scientists are saying that the increase in the number of obese people results in an increase in food production which is a major cause of CO2 gas emission - which then goes on to warm the climate.

It also points out that overweight people would rather drive than walk - and this is adding to the damage of our environment as well.

Quoting a doctor from a Medical School in London,who said “Moving about in a heavy body is like driving in a gas guzzler.” Each fat person is said to be responsible for emitting a tonne more of climate-warming carbon dioxide per year than a thin one.

This is resulting in the creation of an extra BILLION TONNES of CO2 a year if you take into account the number of overweight people as per WHO estimates.

So, what do you think? Fact or just another media hype?

There’s more to read at the Sun, so go read and let us know how you feel about this.

Source: The Sun: Fatties Cause Global Warming.