Here's a quick way in regards to how to reduce belly fat

by: Jayson Hunter RD, CSCS

It was recently released that obesity in the U.S. continues to grow.  31 states last year had an increase in adult obesity and 22 of those states increased for the 2nd straight year.  Even though the government says they are trying to help fight this there has been no drop in obesity levels. 

So this means it is up to you and only you to [tag]reduce your belly fat[/tag].  You have to want to do this.  If you just talk about it then it will never happen.  There was also a study recently released that hanging around other obese friends is "socially contagious".  They found that your risk of obesity goes up 57% if a friend becomes obese. 

Here are 3 quick things you can do to stop that trend and reduce your belly fat and risk of obesity.  Feel free to pass these along to any friends that may be overweight or obese because it only improves your own chances based on the results of the "socially contagious" study.

1.  Don't go out to lunch every day of the week with co-workers.  Instead pack your lunch at least 3 of those days to ensure you are eating within your means.  For the 2 days that you do go out to eat choose the light entrees or healthy choice entress that most restaurants have now.

2.  Instead of leaving work hungry and going to a hangout with your friends for a few drinks and appetizers make sure you eat a snack in the afternoon.  Choose a lean protein, high fiber snack about an hour before you leave from work.  Also, drink plenty of water.  This will ensure that you don't get to your happy hour destination hungry and devour a plateful of nachos.

3.  To [tag]reduce belly fat[/tag] make sure you plan your dinner meals ahead of time.  This way you will come home from work with a plan of action.  You will cook a healthy nutrient rich meal and be able to enjoy it.  The alternative is to come home and sift through the cabinets for a meal in a box or worse yet order out because you are hungry and just want to eat something.  This is definitely not the way to reduce belly fat. 

Follow these 3 tips for yourself and then tell all your friends about them so that the next time a study is conducted on socially contagious obesity they will see that when you lose weight that this is contagious also.