According to BBC Health a staggering 9 out of 10 people are not aware of the risks of carrying extra fat around their waistline.
A survey of 12,000 Europeans found that most had absolutely no idea that a thick waist was a sign of a build-up of a dangerous type of fat around the internal organs.
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