How To Reduce Belly Fat

Everyone has some belly fat, even people who have flat Abs.

That's normal. Too much belly fat most time affect your health in a way that other fat doesn't.

Some of your fat is right under your skin. Other fat is deeper inside, around your head, lungs, liver, there is another organs called "visceral". Is that deeper flat. It causes more harm.

Deep Belly Fat

Reasons why you need some visceral fat. It is because, it provides cushioning around your organs.

But if you have too much of it, you may be more likely to get high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, dementia, and certain cancers, including breast cancer and colon cancer.

The fat doesn't just sit there. It's an active part of your body, making "lots of nasty substances," says Kristen Hairston, MD, assistant professor of endocrinology and metabolism at Wake Forest School of Medicine.

How Much Belly Fat Do You Have?

The most precise way to determine how much visceral fat you have is to get a CT scan or MRI. But there's a much simpler, low-cost way to check.

Get a measuring tape, wrap it around your waist at your belly button, and check your girth. Do it while you're standing up, and make sure the tape measure is level.