Belly fat is made up of two types of body fat – subcutaneous fat and visceral fat.

Subcutaneous fat is the kind everyone knows about, the type under the skin. When you pinch a roll of fat – that’s subcutaneous belly fat.

 The second type of fat, visceral fat, is less well known and only of late better understood by scientists.

 You can’t pinch this deep belly fat, as it is hidden deep within the abdomen and lies out of reach.

Fat in the lower body tends to be of the subcutaneous kind, while much of belly fat is visceral fat.

Excess deep belly fat is also known as central obesity. Central obesity is not the same as normal obesity; you could have a normal body mass index, but suffer with central obesity (find out if you have too much belly fat.)

Excessive deep belly fat is associated with an increased risk – or forms a part – of a whole host of medical disorders:

• Heart disease
• Hypertension (high blood pressure)
• Insulin resistance
• Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
• Metabolic syndrome
• High triglycerides
• Low levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) – the “good” type of cholesterol
• Sleep apnea
• Stroke
• Certain types of cancer
• Alzheimer’s Disease (irrespective of overall body weight)

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