The whole beer belly thing.

In ancient China, a big fat man was a symbol of social and political status. An Lushan, one of the culprits of the “An Shi Rebellion” in the Tang Dynasty, was a man with a belly that hung over his knees and weighed two hundred and thirty pounds. His naive appearance also added a different style to his Hu Xuan Dance, so much so that “Lushan’s Hu Xuan” mesmerized the eyes of the king, and the soldiers suspected that they hadn’t rebelled after crossing the Yellow River”. In times of material scarcity, there is no beer, bladder and waist figure is often envied, so it is called “General Belly”. According to legend: in the late 1960s, in Xuancheng, Anhui Province, a reclamation division commander was Xu Shiyou’s chief of guards, was entrusted to take care of his two sons. Because of the turbulent times, the two children were asked to conceal their true identities. But the younger brother still revealed himself, “Our family is in Nanjing, and the uncles who come to our house are all big and fat.” This surprised the other children: in those days in a city of tens of thousands of people, that is, three or five big fat, the children then judged that the two little friends of the father must be a big official. Big belly, is a sign of a good life, people will say you are blessed with grace, if you are too thin, people will say you are as thin as a wood, the face of vegetables, will be looked down upon. In people’s living standards are increasingly improved in contemporary times, obesity and general belly is not a positive word, but the lifestyle is not healthy and uncivilized signs. Hot summer, we often see: neighborhood street, busy roadside, a piece of stalls, barbecue station station. Under the neon lights, brothers yell three drink, push the cup, extremely cheerful. I do not know the beer cups under the belly pain, big belly three highs gathered together. Because beer is nutrient-rich, calorie-producing, long-term drinking will cause a large number of body fat accumulation, resulting in a big belly, the formation of “beer belly”. Thus easy to lead to blood fat, blood pressure rise. Data from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention shows that from 1992 to 2002, in the rapid development of the economy at the same time, the overweight rate of China’s population increased by nearly 40%, the obesity rate increased by nearly 100%. China as early as 2002, there are 200 million people overweight, of which about 60 million people are obese. Behind the huge group is a huge economic black hole: only in 2003, China’s adults can be attributed to overweight and obesity brought about by hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease and stroke caused by the direct economic burden of up to 21.1 billion yuan. General belly or beer belly refers to the accumulation of fat in the waist and abdomen. British health experts say that the waist fat produces chemicals that damage the pancreatic system, waist circumference of more than 101 centimeters of men and waist circumference of more than 89 centimeters of women suffering from type II diabetes and heart disease risk is very high. In addition, the waist circumference is too thick will also increase the risk of high blood pressure and high blood fat. Abdominal obesity has caused the World Health Organization attaches great importance to, because many countries have entered the aging society, such as not from the young and middle-aged to pay attention to the prevention of abdominal obesity, “beer belly” is likely to become one of the most dangerous killers affecting health. Beer belly is also one of the main factors accelerating aging, has proved that more than 15 kinds of diseases leading to death and abdominal obesity has a direct relationship, including coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, cerebral embolism, breast cancer, liver and kidney failure. Previously, studies have shown that the probability of men with a “beer belly” hypertension, is 8 times the normal male; the probability of coronary heart disease is 5 times the normal; the probability of diabetes is 7 times the normal; cerebral hemorrhage and cerebral infarction and other diseases, in the “beer belly” Men are also very common. Therefore, the beer belly is undoubtedly the human body time bomb. Friends, you still dare to caress your bulging dunam laughed? Dashing man to “measure” not “volume”, to “fruit” not “meat”. To eliminate the “beer belly”, friends, do not prevent from the following aspects of joint efforts: 1, at least 30 minutes of exercise every day. Japanese medical experts have developed a set of movements that can be done anywhere, at any time, to eliminate the “beer belly” effect is very good. First, hands on the elbows, legs side by side; Second, less elevator, walking up the stairs; Third, where you can stand to complete things, it is best to stand to complete, such as waiting for someone, phone calls, reading the newspaper, wearing shoes and socks, and so on. Standing slightly on tiptoe, so that the body is in a more tense state. Experts also suggest that to lose belly fat, it is best to strengthen the whole body movement, and then strengthen the abdominal movement. 2, to three meals a day: breakfast and lunch should not be ignored. If you don’t eat lunch, you are likely to come home hungry and have a feast at the dinner table. Eat less snacks: only carry low-fat, low-energy snacks or snacks, such as fruits, vegetables, crackers and so on. 3. Keep a bottle of water at your desk. Drink water from time to time throughout the day. When you want to eat something sweet, drink a glass of water and the desire to eat sweets will disappear immediately. Don’t let mental stress motivate eating more:Instead of picking up food when there is mental stress, go for a walk. Physical activity is more conducive to relieving mental stress than eating. 4.Don’t eat out. Restaurant meals often contain more energy and fat than home-cooked meals. Keep an eye out for restaurants near your flat that serve low-fat meals. Don’t go to fast-food chains because there are very few low-fat food choices. 5. Don’t eat alone. Eat with coworkers and friends. Focus on your companion’s conversation, not on the food. No buffets: Buffets often lead to a lot of eating. 6, pay attention to the amount of alcohol. Alcohol is high in energy, it stops the consumption of body fat and also reduces willpower. If you want to drink some alcohol, it’s best to mix it with sodas. Drink more water and low energy drinks. 7, the normal content of body fat, men no more than 20%, waist/hip ratio of men <0.9, male:height (m) squared times 23, a 1.70-meter man's standard weight should be: 1.7 squared times 23 = 66.47 kilograms.