If a big belly is weighing you down, nature may offer some sensible solutions. From coconut oil and green tea to dark chocolate and vitamin D, there are great natural substances worth looking into. That’s especially true when you consider carrying excess weight around your midsection puts you at increased risk of heart attack, raising the risk by 10 percent to 20 percent compared to carrying excess weight that’s more evenly distributed throughout your body.[i],[ii] Clinically known as central adiposity or central obesity, even people with a normal body mass index (BMI) who carried a “spare tire” were at greater risk of dying from all causes and had the worst long-term survival rates in one study. For reference, a man with excess belly fat—defined by waist-to-hip ratio—who is otherwise normal weight has twice the mortality risk of a man who is overweight or obese but does not carry the weight …