Active Fat
Is your lifestyle leaving you vulnerable to the dangers of
Active Fat?
Carrying excess weight around your middle is not healthy
for you and can increase your risk of getting
cancer, heart disease and Type 2 diabetes. So we've teamed up with
Cancer Research UK and Diabetes UK to get the nation measuring
their waistlines this summer.
Risk of heart disease
Carrying too much fat around your middle is much more
dangerous to your heart than you might
think. Most people think it's carrying around all
that extra weight that puts strain on your heart, but it's
actually the fat cells themselves that are really active,
producing toxic substances that cause
damage which can lead to heart disease. This is why it is
referred to as ‘Active
Fat’.
Our video (on the right of this page) shows you how an ‘Active
Fat’ cell can cause serious damage in your arteries. After watching
the video, take the first step towards improving
your health by completing our quick and simple Lifestyle Check.
Take action now
If your lifestyle is leaving you open to the dangers of ‘Active
Fat’ and developing cancer, heart disease and Type 2 diabetes, then
take action immediately. You can start by taking
our quick and easy Lifestyle
Check.
Visit our food labelling
section too where you can read about our campaign
for traffic light food labels and play our food labelling
game!
Dangers of developing cancer
Having ‘Active Fat’ can also cause harm and damage to your
insides and lead to various forms of cancer.
Visit the Cancer Research UK website to
see a video showing the devastating damage that ‘Active Fat’ can
cause, as well as
ten top tips to help you take action and fight
it.
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Risk of developing Type 2 diabetes
As well as the dangers of developing heart disease and cancer,
carrying extra weight can lead to Type 2 diabetes too.
Watch the video on the Diabetes UK
website to see what those cells in your
mid-region are up to, and then get active yourself
in fighting them by taking the
diabetes risk assessment.
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