How all of us hate being fat! And if the fat lies concealed beneath your belly muscles, the problem could have repercussions more severe than simply making you look ugly.
Themedguru.com divulges all that you must know about the potentially dangerous fat that hides below the muscles.
Fat has two varieties - one which is noticeable and found right below your skin, called subcutaneous fat and the other called visceral fat lies hidden below the muscles. The second variety should cause greater concern.
The visceral fat should cause greater concern because of its location. This variety of fat surrounds the vital organs of the body, thus acting as an invitation to a host of fatal diseases.
Visceral Fat Culprit
Your genesdefine or heredity bears as much as 30 to 60 percent blame for the accumulation of visceral fat in your body. The rest of the responsibility should be shouldered by your lifestyle, characterized by lack of sufficient physical activity and an improper diet intake.
Don’t expect your body to remain fit if you have tons of saturated fats and lead a sedentary lifestyle. Thus, the most common reason for central obesity is consumption of more calories than one can expend through physical activity or discard as waste.
Identifying Centrally Obese
One might be tempted to argue that a mere look is enough to identify a centrally obese person. True, but the severity of this condition can be made out by determining the waist and hip measurements alone.
In case of males, the waist measurement should be less than 102 centimeters or 40 inches and that in case of females, should be less than 88 centimeters or 35 inches. The waist-hip ratio, in case of men should be less than 0.9 and that in case of women should be less than 0.85. So, the rule of ‘small is good’ is applicable in this case as well.
Associated problems
Since, visceral fat surrounds the vital organs of the body, and is metabolized by the liver converting it into blood cholesterol. Central obesity is hence linked to higher risk of heart disease, hypertension, insulindefine resistance, type two diabetes and other metabolic syndromes. In fact belly fat is considered to be an important indicator of these disorders.
Sexes and Fat
It’s the basic biology of the two sexes, which induces the storage of fats. It is the sex hormonesdefine of the females, which prompt fat in females to be stored in the buttocks, thighs and hips. Whereas, for the men their sex hormones prompt the fat to be stored primarily in their bellies, hence the name, belly fat.
In case of menopausal women, when the production of estrogen declines, the fat tends to migrate from their buttocks, thighs and hips to their waists and later it is stored in their bellies.
Losing the Accumulated Fat
Losing the fat is never easy, so be ready to bring about some serious changes in your lifestyle if you must see your tummy getting fit from fat. The mantra to losing fat faster is to burn more calories than what you put in, or in other words, burn 3000 calories if you eat 2500 of them.
A rigorous routine on aerobic exercises such as swimming, walking or playing tennis every day, can make you less prone to accumulating visceral fat, but if you have to lose the fat, the routine must include more rigorous exercises at regular intervals.
Weight lifting and muscle building exercises can also be of immense help. Muscles tend to burn more calories. Therefore, more the muscles, greater the calories burnt. Hence, in order to reverse the condition, sufficient aerobic exercises coupled with a healthy diet are a must.
A potbelly looks loathsome, while a small trim waistline is the biggest turn-on. The waist is one area that we must invest our time and money, to keep it small.
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