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Aside from the obvious reason why you might want to cinch your waist (ahem, crop tops), carrying extra weight around your midsection is also linked with health problems such as heart disease, diabetes, and hormone issues.
Amy Shah, M.D., a double-board-certified doctor with training from Cornell, Columbia, and Harvard universities, specializes in helping people lose weight, detox, and resolve hormone imbalances using food, and told us that fat around your midsection can increase the risk of insulin resistance, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and spiked blood sugar levels. “The most alarming stat is that, regardless of BMI, people with thicker midlines have higher risk of premature death,” she said. MORE: Shape Up with Anna Victoria’s Intense Full-Body Workout
Shah also emphasized the importance of sleep for anyone trying to trim their midsection?being tired can often lead to mindless eating and snacking, and reiterated how key it is to chug a ton of water (“more than you think.”)
It might sound obvious, but a vegetable-packed diet, cutting out all refined sugars and processed foods, and tossing out artificial sweeteners except for the occasional pinch of stevia are also crucial to losing belly fat, fast.
To help get you started, Dr. Shah devised a full seven-day eating plan to jumpstart your new eating routine and burn belly fat by next weekend.

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