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Why do people in their 50s tend to get a gut? is it fat or loss of muscle or what?
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Abdominal fat.: It is usually a combination of conditions:becoming more sedentary with lack of exercise, increase uptake of calories, in men lower testosterone levels and medical comorbidities such as diabetis.
Answered 9/29/2012
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