What is Abdominal obesity?
{{Merge to|Obesity}} [[File:Abdominal obesity in men.jpg|thumb|right|An [[overweight]] young man with abdominal obesity.]] '''Abdominal obesity''', also called '''central body obesity''', is a condition involving excess fat surrounding the [[abdomen]] and an increase in [[waist]] size in humans. [[Obesity]] in this area is linked to [[diabetes mellitus type 2|Type 2 Diabetes]],<ref>[http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/27/12/2948.full Diabetes care]</ref> [[insulin resistance]] and [[heart disease]] in humans of both genders.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Freemantle|first1=N|last2=Holmes|first2=J|last3=Hockey|first3=A|last4=Kumar|first4=S|date=September 2008|title=How strong is the association between abdominal obesity and the incidence of type 2 diabetes?|journal=International Journal of Clinical Practice|volume=62|issue=9|pages=1391–1396|doi=10.1111/j.1742-1241.2008.01805.x|issn=1368-5031|pmc=2658023|pmid=18557792}}</ref> ==References == {{Reflist}} {{medicine-stub}} [[Category:Obesity]]