heart disease

Hackman died several days later of complications of advanced Alzheimer’s disease, kidney disease and heart disease, according to the medical investigator.

As far back as the 1990s, studies showed a clear link between belly fat and chronic conditions like Type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

"The numbers of strokes have dropped over that five-year period. Coronary heart disease numbers have dropped," he says.

His cause of death was severe heart disease, with advanced Alzheimer's disease listed as a contributing factor.

Officials determined he died seven days after his wife due to severe heart disease, with advanced Alzheimer's listed as a contributing factor.