Australian researchers have found that too much fat around your middle not only increases your risk for diabetes and heart disease, it may also trigger pain throughout the body.

The study was published in the journal ‘Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine’. Findings of the new study found that abdominal fat can cause widespread musculoskeletal pain that could be felt in multiple body sites such as the neck, back, hips and knees.

The researchers also found that women tend to be more responsive to the pain caused by excess belly fat because they carry more subcutaneous fat and less visceral fat than men.

The researchers said that their findings opened the door to both the prevention and treatment of chronic pain. Maintaining a healthy weight or losing weight, if necessary, may help reduce chronic pain.

Since women carry a different load than men, specialised weight loss plans could be tailored specifically. The scientists from the University of Tasmania and other institutions analysed data from over 32,000 participants in the UK Biobank study to establish the relationship between belly fat and pain.

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