Belly Fat and Psoriasis: The Hidden Connection - AI Podcast
Dr. Joseph Mercola - Take Control of Your Health
Briana Mercola
4.6 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 26 June 2025
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
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- Psoriasis affects over 7.5 million adults in the U.S. and is now recognized as a full-body inflammatory disease, not just a skin disorder
- New research shows that abdominal fat is a stronger predictor of psoriasis risk than overall body fat, especially in women
- Even without genetic risk factors, women with high waist-to-hip ratios had increased psoriasis risk, proving lifestyle plays a major role in disease development
- A separate 14-year study found that women who gained more weight over time — particularly around the abdomen — had a significantly greater chance of developing psoriatic arthritis
- These findings confirm that reducing central obesity is a powerful, proactive step to reduce inflammation and lower your risk of both psoriasis and joint damage
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Dr. Mercola's cellular wisdom. Stay informed with quick, easy-to-listen |
| 0:06.1 | summaries of our latest articles, perfect for when you're on the go. No reading required. Subscribe |
| 0:11.2 | for free at Mercola.com for the latest health insights. Did you know that a simple tape measure |
| 0:17.1 | around your waist could predict your chance of developing psoriasis more accurately |
| 0:21.4 | than any fancy body composition scan. Welcome to Dr. Mercola's cellular wisdom. I'm Ethan Foster, |
| 0:28.7 | and today we're putting abdominal fat under the microscope to see how it drives inflammation |
| 0:33.3 | that shows up on your skin and in your joints. I'm Alara Sky, and in this episode, we'll unpack the latest studies |
| 0:40.4 | showing why the fat you carry deep in your abdomen |
| 0:42.9 | poses a bigger psoriasis threat than the total number on the scale. |
| 0:47.7 | You'll also hear clear, science-backed steps you can use to shrink that risk, |
| 0:52.5 | starting the moment you finish listening. Soriasis affects more than 7.5 million American adults, and scientists now classify it as a |
| 1:01.0 | full-body autoimmune disorder rather than just a skin condition. Those red, itchy plaques reflect an immune |
| 1:08.0 | system stuck in overdrive. And mounting evidence points to visceral belly fat |
| 1:12.6 | as one of the loudest alarms triggering that overdrive. |
| 1:15.8 | A team at King's College London mined data from the vast UK biobank, examining more than |
| 1:22.0 | 330,000 participants and 25 separate measures of fat distribution. They discovered that with every |
| 1:29.6 | upward notch of abdominal fat, women's odds of psoriasis jumped 35%, while men's climbed 13%, even |
| 1:37.5 | after adjusting for body mass index and family history. Perhaps more surprising, the researchers |
| 1:43.1 | found that having or lacking the well-known H-L-A-C-06 |
| 1:48.0 | colon zero-2 gene variant made little difference once visceral fat entered the picture. |
| 1:54.5 | In other words, even if you're not genetically wired for psoriasis, extra inches around the |
| 1:59.3 | waist can switch on the inflammatory cascade all by |
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