Weight Loss Review

Visceral fat, sounds evil doesn’t it? It’s the level of fat that environs the inner organs of your abdomen. In other words it’s your “beer belly” or “beer gut.” Excesses of fat are dangerous contributors for heart illness and Type 2 diabetes.

What makes abdominal fat so important over other kinds of body fat are the inflammatory molecules that visceral fat produces and releases into the bloodstream. These inflammatory molecules flow throughout the body and can trigger a condition known as metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome shows with symptoms such as elevated blood pressure and reduced HDL cholesterol.

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