The fat on the abdomen of men leads to blindness

Excess fat on the abdomen of a man in middle age increases the risk of subsequent blindness. That is the conclusion drawn by researchers.

As it became known in the course of the study, men with a "spare tire" around the waist - fat in the abdomen That appears in middle age and later grows considerably the risk of developing age macular degeneration . In Russia and many other countries, the disease is a major cause vision loss .

Moreover, the risk AMD   It grows even a slight increase in the waist. Danger macular degeneration   It can grow by as much as 75%, as established by scientists from the Australian University of Melbourne. At the same time the women of such a relationship was found.

Apparently, this difference between the sexes is due to the female hormone estrogen. Subcutaneous fat on the stomach produces estrogen and animal experiments have shown that this hormone can cause inflammation of the blood vessels in the back of the eye resulting in loss of sight . Meanwhile, the estrogen in the female body, and so it is enough for a lifetime, so that women are much less vulnerable to the influence of this hormone.

Researchers in Australia measured the waist at 21 thousand men and women aged 40 to 69 years. Then them were observed for the next 7 years. It was found that the slightest change in the ratio of the width of the waist and hips in men has led to an increased risk of AMD . A healthy ratio is to 0, 95. Anything above that mark increases the risk of diabetes and heart disease.

Australian scientists have noticed that even a slight increase in the coefficient of only 0, 1 resulted in an increase in the risk of AMD   up to 75%.

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