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Business To Business, NEW DELHI, 17 Sep. 24: Excess fat around the abdomen is related with more chances of experiencing widespread chronic pain, especially in women, according to a study.
In over 32,000 participants from the UK Biobank dataset, researchers found that women having fat surrounding their abdominal organ, called 'visceral adipose tissue', were twice as likely to experience chronic pain at multiple points in their body. About half the participants were women, aged 55 years on average.
Chronic pain is a condition in which pain persists beyond the immediate healing period, following an injury or trauma. It can sometimes be widespread, felt in more than one part of the body.