Visceral Fat

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Introduction.

A lean belly leads to a healthier life. When measuring your body fat surrounding the waist, you are actually measuring visceral fat. This is the fat that surrounds your abdominal organs.  It is normal to have some visceral fat; however, a high level of visceral fat can lead to serious health issues.

What is visceral fat?

Visceral fat is a body fat that is stored within the abdominal cavity and is therefore stored around a number of important internal organs such as the liver, pancreas and intestines.

Visceral fat is sometimes referred to as 'active fat' because research has shown that this type of fat plays a distinctive and potentially dangerous role affecting how our hormones function.

Function of the Visceral fat.

Visceral fat ensures that there is some distance between each organ but excess visceral fat creates can lead to inflammation and high blood pressure, which increases the risk of serious health problems.

How do you know you have excess Visceral Fat?

There are many different ways to measure visceral fat, these include options you could do at home or ask your doctor. An easy method you could do right now is to take a measurement of the largest parts around your waist and hip. Once you have measured both your waists and hip, divide the waist by the hip measurement. A healthy body should have less than 1.0 for men or 0.85 for women.

The most certain way to tell if you are storing excess visceral fat is to undergo an MRI scan (Magnetic Resonance Imaging scan). However, MRI scans are not a cheap procedure and is therefore not recommended as a diagnosis tool for diabetes risk.

Also, research has shown that the size of our belly is a relatively reliable indicator of the health risks linked to visceral fat.

What are the risks associated with excess Visceral fat?

All of us will have a certain amount of visceral fat but those of us with a larger quantity of visceral fat may be exposed to increased risks of the following health conditions.

1. Type 2 diabetes.
2. Heart disease.
3. Breast cancer.
4. Colorectal cancer.
5. Alzheimer's disease.

How do I prevent excess Visceral fat?

Diet and exercise have been to be more effective at reducing visceral fat than the fat around our hips and thighs. You can also read our 10 Effective Tips to Lose Belly Fats.

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