Size Matters: Men And Belly Fat: Big bellies bring big risks, especially for men diagnosed with prostate cancer, warns Dr. David Samadi, leading robotic prostatectomy surgeon.

NEW YORK, Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Winter's just around the corner, but colder temps are no excuse for hibernating or storing extra fat. Unlike our grizzly counterparts, big bellied men are actually carrying around some pretty "big" health concerns. "As your waistline grows, so do the risks," cautions prostate cancer expert, Dr. David Samadi, who has successfully performed more than 4,000 SMART robotic prostate removal surgeries, many on overweight men.

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Abdominal fat or visceral fat, is the spare tire that collects around the middles of men and women. In men, a waist circumference greater than 40 inches is considered high risk and medical research continues to quantify exactly what those belly fat risks are. Chief among the belly beasts are cardiac disease, high blood...