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Suggest Treatment For Fat Deposit On The Abdomen

okay I am a 65 year old female.i am 5ft 1 inch.i weigh 168 pounds.i take prevacid,,blood pressure medicine,fish pill and baby aspiririn. .I work full time on my feet on a hard floor for Walmart.a month ago I notice my ankles are swollen.and I have what I call dents on my stomach.my stomach is fat.it hangs alittle over the top of my crotch.i call that hanging fat or a fat role.i notice I have fat wrinkles on my stomach and my sides..they kind of look like dents.kind of sunken in spots on my stomach.?is this something that happens when your old or what?
Mon, 3 Oct 2016
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Deposition of fat in abdominal area is a kind of central obesity. There are many causes of central obesity such as increased food consumption without increasing physical activity, high junk food, Cushing’s syndrome, and hypothyroidism.
Advice
1.     Start workout in gym at least for half an hour for 4 – 5 days in a week regularly
2.     Avoid eating high energy foods such as cakes, chocolates, chips etc.
3.     Avoid alcohol and smoking
4.     Increase consumption of high fiber diet such as wheat bread, dry date, vegetables etc
5.     Drink 3 – 4 liters of water daily
6.     Chew the food properly to make it easily digestible
7.     Avoid excess intake tea and coffee after meal
8.     Divide your meals into smaller portions and eat them frequently during the day
9.     Avoid oily & spicy food
10.     Investigation
a.     Fasting lipid profile
b.     serum TSH
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Suggest Treatment For Fat Deposit On The Abdomen

Deposition of fat in abdominal area is a kind of central obesity. There are many causes of central obesity such as increased food consumption without increasing physical activity, high junk food, Cushing’s syndrome, and hypothyroidism. Advice 1. Start workout in gym at least for half an hour for 4 – 5 days in a week regularly 2. Avoid eating high energy foods such as cakes, chocolates, chips etc. 3. Avoid alcohol and smoking 4. Increase consumption of high fiber diet such as wheat bread, dry date, vegetables etc 5. Drink 3 – 4 liters of water daily 6. Chew the food properly to make it easily digestible 7. Avoid excess intake tea and coffee after meal 8. Divide your meals into smaller portions and eat them frequently during the day 9. Avoid oily & spicy food 10. Investigation a. Fasting lipid profile b. serum TSH I hope this information will help you. I will be happy if you ask another question Thanks