Visceral fat, the fat inside the abdomen, secretes harmful hormones that play a toxic role in the human body, and researchers have recently discovered how to lose it.
In fact, the role of these harmful hormones can increase the risk of several diseases.
Basically, high levels of visceral fat have been linked to insulin resistance, cancer developments, and increased hospital deaths.
Researchers in the medical field based at Canada-based Hamilton General Hospital have interpreted such an event.
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The researchers found that men who weighed a maximum of 37 inches needed to lose visceral fat. The same applied to female respondents measuring more than 31.5 inches.
Visceral obesity
Visceral obesity, like being too much visceral fat, for one, is dangerous to a person’s health. It can contribute to heart disease and high blood pressure or hip fractures, leading to earlier death.
MRI and CT scans can provide clear confirmation of visceral obesity although, known as “waist circumference” may be a diagnostic criterion.
Express News reported, recording the circumference of the thigh can specify whether or not an individual should lose visceral fat. In particular, according to the British Heart Foundation, “waist circumference measurement,” when done correctly, is almost accurate enough.
As pointed out in that report, one has to put the cloth tape “at the midpoint between the‘ lower part of the ribs ’and the top of the bumps.
The researchers found that men who measured 37 inches needed to “lose visceral fat.” The same applied to female respondents measuring more than 31.5 inches.
More than 100 middle-aged volunteers were involved
A team of researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, studied the effects of breast weight, as well as “critical risk taking” in visceral fat levels.
Including approximately 113 middle-aged volunteers, the study was conducted for 18 months. During that time, the group of participants was divided into two: “those with persistent weight and those with lower weight participants.”
People were classified into each group according to the assessments made at the beginning of the research. The authors of the study stated that they reasonably investigated “emergency risk taking” using BART or the Analog Risk Task at baseline.
As identified in the study, risk taking can involve people who have a “tendency to think, plan and control a person’s behavior”.
At the same time, levels of visceral fat were measured at baseline and then, at the end of the study, through the use of scans.
Associations with higher fat levels
At the end of the study, an increased risk was associated with an increase in visceral fat. In particular, the study found mothers who had caring responsibilities.
And, compared to controls, risk-taking was not associated with higher visceral fat levels. In addition, ongoing stress or taking individual risks predicted the 18-month changes in visceral fat.
Nonetheless, a combination of the two could raise the risk of acquiring visceral fat over time. The charity Diabetes UK acknowledges the presence of visceral obesity which contributes to insulin resistance.
As a result, the charity recommends that people reduce visceral fat levels by participating in regular physical activity or exercise.
Other approaches include healthy eating, a balanced diet, getting proper sleep, and limiting alcohol.
Finally, Diabetes UK also acknowledges that stress can contribute to the accumulation of visceral part and recommends reducing stress levels.
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