7 Habits That Cause Fat To Accumulate In The Stomach

JAKARTA - Daily habits have a big effect on the body. For example, eating a high calorie meal less than an hour before bedtime could be the cause of a bloated stomach. Fat accumulates in the stomach so that it looks bloated, there are various causes.

Every person is very likely to have different causes. But in general, according to Medical News Today, there are 7 habits that trigger a bloated stomach. Anything? Here is the list.

Consumption of sweet foods by forgetting about portions can increase body weight. Another effect, slows down the metabolic system so that the body's ability to burn fat decreases. This is the first cause of a distended stomach. Other causes associated with a poor diet are consuming less protein and high carbohydrates.

Protein, helps a person feel full for longer. This means that people who lack protein intake will consume more food.

A 2015 study report published in Current Obesity Reports suggests that excessive drinking in men leads to increased fat build-up around the belly. Whereas women do not show the same improvement results, but excessive alcohol consumption triggers various health problems such as liver disease and inflammation.

The number of calories consumed is equivalent to the need for burning so that you do not gain weight. An unhealthy lifestyle, including lack of exercise, will make it difficult to get rid of fat, especially around the stomach.

Steroid hormone, also known as cortisol, controls and deals with stress. When under dangerous conditions or a lot of stress, the body releases a lot of cortisol and has an impact on the metabolic system. Someone is crazy about consuming food, especially sweet, high-calorie and high carbohydrate foods.

Apart from habits, heredity also plays a role in determining whether a person becomes obese or not. These inescapable inherited genes, according to scientists, influence behavior, metabolism and the risk of disease caused by obesity. In addition, the environment also affects a person to be fat.

A study in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine linked weight gain and short sleep duration. Poor sleep quality and duration play a role in accumulating fat in the stomach. Sleep deprivation leads to unhealthy eating behavior or eating emotionally without weighing it down.

Researchers do not view smoking as a direct cause. But a 2012 study published in PloS One showed that smokers have more belly fat than nonsmokers.