Belly up to better health

Potbelly. Spare tire. Beer gut. Muffin top. They're all signs of abdominal or central obesity, too much fat tissue in and around the abdomen. If you've been turning a blind eye to yours - or just hanging a longer shirt over it - it's time to do something about it, experts say. "We need to pay more attention to the central fat," said Dr. Daniel Eitzman, a cardiologist and associate professor at the University of Michigan. For some time, it's been known that too much heft in the midsection increases the risk of certain health problems, such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Earlier this year, dementia was tentatively added to the list. And researchers from Harvard and the National Institutes of Health reported this spring that white wom