Weight On Waist Makes It Harder To Breath

A new report says the weight around your waist might make it hard for you to breath.
 
Local 12's Liz Bonis explains why in today's Health Alert.

If you need an incentive to stay active in the cooler temperatures and get off the couch, activity helps your weight, and the weight around your waist. You probably know that the weight around your waist is hazardous to your heart, but now a new report says it may also be damaging to your lungs.

We stopped out at University Hospital in the cath lab today to tell you about a new study, which explains why.
 
It is published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Researchers found a connection between lung function impairment and metabolic syndrome, which is a collection of symptoms including waist weight, obesity, high cholesterol, diabetes and high cholesterol. Researchers say it appears the weight or the fat around the waist puts pressure on the lungs, or may cause inflammation that makes it hard to breath.
 
So, it may not just be that you are out of shape, it may be the waist weight itself makes it harder for you to breath... -a good incentive to stay active all year.