Belly fat چاقی شکمی

Stomach fat (belly fat, abdominal fat): fat tissue deposited in the midsection of the body around the abdominal organs. Studies have shown that an increased amount of belly fat is associated with an increased risk of heart disease, diabetes, some cancers, and early death.[1] 

  Excess abdominal fat—particularly visceral fat, the kind that surrounds your organs and puffs your stomach into a "beer gut"—is a predictor of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, and some cancers.[2]A new Michigan State University study now offers new details showing that a certain protein released from fat in the body can cause a non-cancerous cell to turn into a cancerous one. The federally funded research also found that a lower layer of abdominal fat, when compared to fat just under the skin, is the more likely culprit, releasing even more of this protein and encouraging tumor growth. It's estimated that more than one-third of the population is obese. Obesity has been linked to several types of cancers including breast, colon, prostate, uterine and kidney, but Bernard indicated that just being overweight isn't necessarily the best way to determine risk."Our study suggests that body mass index, or BMI, may not be the best indicator," Bernard said. "It's abdominal obesity, and even more specifically, levels of a protein called fibroblast growth factor-2 that may be a better indicator of the risk of cells becoming cancerous."       eResearch by Navid Ajamin -- spring 2018

There are two layers of belly fat. The top layer, known as subcutaneous fat, lies right under the skin. The layer under that, called visceral fat, is the one she found to be more harmful.

Bernard and her co-author Debrup Chakraborty, a postdoctoral student in her lab, studied mice that were fed a high-fat diet and discovered that this higher-risk layer of fat produced larger amounts of the fibroblast growth factor-2, or FGF2, protein when compared to the subcutaneous fat. They found that FGF2 stimulated certain cells that were already vulnerable to the protein and caused them to grow into tumors.  She also collected visceral fat tissue from women undergoing hysterectomies and found that when the fat secretions had more of the FGF2 protein, more of the cells formed cancerous tumors when transferred into mice.^[3]  

 When we talk about losing fat in general, we actually refer to 2 separate kinds of fat. One that is known as subcutaneous fat is stored under the skin, in belly, arms, thighs or any other places of your body. The other kind of fat i.e. the visceral fat cannot be identified from outside. This fat is located around the internal organs in the abdominal region of the body around liver, pancreas and intestines. 

Existence of a certain amount of visceral fat is common in human bodies. But whenever the amount reaches to a dangerous level it creates a number of adverse health conditions. In most cases, people who are suffering from Obesity get affected with these diseases very easily. This fat acts like a hidden killer. Even there can be people or patient that look slim and healthy from outside but in reality suffering from visceral fat inside. High cholesterol, inflammation, or diabetes caused by visceral fats lead to conditions like clogging of the arteries, long term heart disease, and high blood pressure.  

Major health diseases that occur due to visceral fat include:

      - Heart disease
      - Type 2 diabetes
      - Breast cancer
      - Colorectal cancer
      - Alzheimer's disease

Adverse health conditions include:

Inflammatory markers that circulate in human blood stream
Serious irregularities in the production level of important body hormones such as Insulin, Testosterone, and Leptin
Unexplained pain or discomfort in the abdominal area of fatty people.

Losing Visceral Fat

    Nutrition Plan: You need a healthy and balanced nutrition plan. Limit your daily fat intake to 20 to 30 percent of the total calories. You need to keep the saturated fat such as animal fats and processed snacks/desserts to less than 7 percent. Also totally avoid trans-fats. Include fresh vegetables and fruits. Lean protein and complex carbohydrates i.e. beans, lentils and grains are best sources for energy and fiber. Also, include monounsaturated fats, or “good fats” that can be found in olive oil or sesame oil. Vegetable oils from coconut, sunflower and avocado can also be considered.

    Exercise Amount and Intensity: Keep 30 minutes each day for doing exercise. You can burn calories with exercise that ultimately helps you lose your weight. Note that, a weight loss of 5 to 10 percent of the total body weight reduces visceral fat stores. In this case, you need to consume less calories than you do burn. Apart from exercise, you can also consider circuit training, walking, biking or other activities to raise your heart rate up. These types of exercise and activities reduce total abdominal fat that includes visceral fat.

    Motivation: The Journal of the American Medical Association says weight loss improves health by reducing visceral fat stores. But weight loss requires time and motivation. Motivation is perhaps the most important part in the healthiest weight loss diet planning. If you have good motivation in your effort to shred extra weight and fat from your body then you will achieve the expected results. Required changes in lifestyle and food choices are necessary to achieve healthy changes in body weight.

    Other Efforts  

You can take some other efforts in this regard:

- Avoid foods that contain chemicals. These are toxic.
- Always try to consume high plant-based diet.
- Eat raw vegetables such as Salads that include raw fruits and vegetables.
Salad contains important enzymes that are absolutely necessary for healthy metabolism.
- Avoid alcohol and similar drinks and beverages.
- Lose weight as much as possible.
- Reduce your stress. Sleep for adequate amount of time.[4]

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  Reference:

1.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=97627
2.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20807507,00.html
3.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170824101756.htm
4.how-to-lose-your-belly-fat.net/diet-and-weight/what-do-you-mean-by-visceral-fat/how-do-you-lose-visceral-fat.html