Visceral fat, which accumulates around internal organs, is always present in the body. However, such excess fat can cause the development of hypertension, atherosclerosis and diabetes, leading to heart attack and stroke. Ekaterina Terentyeva, head of the medical examination department of the private medical laboratory Invitro, reported this to socialbites.ca.
Visceral fat is deposits that accumulate in the abdominal cavity near vital internal organs (heart, stomach, liver, kidneys, lungs). The main function of this tissue is to protect internal organs from shocks, shocks and their thermoregulation. In addition, visceral fat supports the normal metabolism of fats and carbohydrates.
All people, regardless of weight, have this type of tissue. At the same time, too much visceral fat can cause various diseases in both underweight and overweight people. The most common of these are: hypertension, atherosclerosis, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, which can lead to heart attack or stroke. Breast cancer, colon cancer, reproductive disorders, liver damage, and varicose veins have been shown to be associated with obesity.
The doctor explained that the easiest way to understand how much internal fat is in the body is to measure your waist circumference.
“The normal waist circumference for women of average height between the ages of 18 and 45 should not exceed 88 cm, and for men of the same age, it should not exceed 94 cm,” explained Terentyeva.
If there is too much fat, you need to reconsider your eating habits. “Balanced nutrition, complete abstinence or limitation of alcoholic beverages, sufficient regular physical activity, stress control – these are the basic principles of preventing obesity, including abdominal obesity,” the expert concluded.
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