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British and American girls are the fattest in the world: More than half of young females carry dangerous stomach fat in the UK and US, study warns.
A study has found more than half of girls in the US and the UK are 'overfat', putting them at risk of diabetes and cancer.
These children may appear to be of normal weight, but having a waist circumference of more than half their height is enough to put them in the danger category.
In the rankings of the world's 30 most developed countries, US schoolgirls are the fattest, followed by the UK on this measurement.
On average, almost 87 percent of men and more than three-quarters of women in the list are 'overfat', storing their weight around their middle rather than elsewhere on their body.
It raises fresh concerns about female weight gain - particularly around the stomach, which is the most dangerous - at a young age.*
Measuring the weight around someone's middle can be an indicator in adults of poor health.*
People with excess stomach weight - as opposed to arm or leg fat - have a higher risk of diabetes, heart disease, and fatty liver disease.
They also have a high risk pregnancy complications.
This is not the part of the body where women and girls tend to put on weight first, experts warn.
It means it is a cause for worry.*
The term overfat refers to the presence of excess body fat that can wreak havoc on health - even in normal-weight non-obese people.
Excess body fat, especially around the middle, is associated with increased risk of chronic diseases, increased morbidity and mortality, and reduced quality of life.
The study, led by Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand, states: 'The prevalence of overfat populations in 30 of the world's most developed countries is substantially higher than recent global estimations, with the largest growth due to a relatively recent increased number of people with excess abdominal fat.'**
Collaborating with researchers in San Diego, the team reported earlier this year in the journal Frontiers of Public Health that up to 76 percent of the world's population may be overfat.
Now these same researchers have focused their efforts on data from 30 of the top developed countries, with even more alarming findings.
They found that, in the top overfat countries, 80 percent of women fall into this category.
The problem is particularly pervasive in the UK and the US, where the Western diet is the universal preference.
However, the researchers were surprised to discover that Iceland and even Greece - where people are generally thought to be healthier - had similar statistics.*
This trend may be bad news for developing countries as well, since they have followed the trend of developed nations in the growing overfat pandemic.
In developed countries, up to 90 percent of adult males and 50 percent children may suffer from this condition.*
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4725004/British-American-girls-fattest-world.html
A study has found more than half of girls in the US and the UK are 'overfat', putting them at risk of diabetes and cancer.
These children may appear to be of normal weight, but having a waist circumference of more than half their height is enough to put them in the danger category.
In the rankings of the world's 30 most developed countries, US schoolgirls are the fattest, followed by the UK on this measurement.
On average, almost 87 percent of men and more than three-quarters of women in the list are 'overfat', storing their weight around their middle rather than elsewhere on their body.
It raises fresh concerns about female weight gain - particularly around the stomach, which is the most dangerous - at a young age.*
Measuring the weight around someone's middle can be an indicator in adults of poor health.*
People with excess stomach weight - as opposed to arm or leg fat - have a higher risk of diabetes, heart disease, and fatty liver disease.
They also have a high risk pregnancy complications.
This is not the part of the body where women and girls tend to put on weight first, experts warn.
It means it is a cause for worry.*
The term overfat refers to the presence of excess body fat that can wreak havoc on health - even in normal-weight non-obese people.
Excess body fat, especially around the middle, is associated with increased risk of chronic diseases, increased morbidity and mortality, and reduced quality of life.
The study, led by Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand, states: 'The prevalence of overfat populations in 30 of the world's most developed countries is substantially higher than recent global estimations, with the largest growth due to a relatively recent increased number of people with excess abdominal fat.'**
Collaborating with researchers in San Diego, the team reported earlier this year in the journal Frontiers of Public Health that up to 76 percent of the world's population may be overfat.
Now these same researchers have focused their efforts on data from 30 of the top developed countries, with even more alarming findings.
They found that, in the top overfat countries, 80 percent of women fall into this category.
The problem is particularly pervasive in the UK and the US, where the Western diet is the universal preference.
However, the researchers were surprised to discover that Iceland and even Greece - where people are generally thought to be healthier - had similar statistics.*
This trend may be bad news for developing countries as well, since they have followed the trend of developed nations in the growing overfat pandemic.
In developed countries, up to 90 percent of adult males and 50 percent children may suffer from this condition.*
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4725004/British-American-girls-fattest-world.html
