Visceral Fat
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Visceral fat
- Visceral fat, also known as toxic fat, is hidden inside your body on and around your vital organs.
- Visceral fat can cause health issues such as high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes and some cancers.
- Visceral fat is caused by eating more calories than you burn and not moving enough.
- A waist circumference of 80cm or more for females and 94 cm or more for males could mean that you have too much visceral fat.
- To prevent visceral fat, focus on maintaining a healthy balanced diet and keeping physically active.
Reading material
- https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/20-tips-to-lose-belly-fat
- https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/lose-visceral-fat
- https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/how-to-reduce-visceral-body-fat-hidden-fat
- https://www.webmd.com/diet/what-is-visceral-fat