Visceral fat, seems wicked doesn't it? It's the level of fat that surrounds the internal organs of your abdomen. In layman's terms it's your "pot belly" or "beer gut." Excesses of fat are dangerous contributors for heart illness and Type 2 diabetes.
What makes belly fat so vital over other kinds of body fat are the inflammatory molecules that visceral fat creates and releases into the bloodstream. These inflammatory molecules flow through the body and can start a condition recognized as metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome presents with symptoms like elevated blood pressure and decreased HDL cholesterol.
The first and most common suggestion to fight metabolic syndrome is to create alterations in lifestyle, namely to reduce calories in the diet and add activity levels. A new research by the University of Illinois has shown that exercise alone may be simply as efficient as the combination of diet and exercise.
The twelve-week research was done on mice in four divisions: a sedentary control group, a diet-only division, an exercise-only division, and a group that mixed a low fat diet combined with exercise. The only significant differences in the visceral fat in the mice at the end of the study were found in the two divisions that incorporated exercise. Albeit the exercise-only group maintained a high fat diet, the exercise showed to be enough to reduce the inflammatory abdominal fat.
This is persuading news for individuals with a "pot belly" who are beginning to display symptoms of metabolic syndrome. The exercise program devised for the research was at a very modest level. The human equivalent of the exercise would be a 30 to 45 minute stroll five days each week. The same amount of exercise is recommended by the U.S. Department of Health to reduce the danger of other chronic diseases.
Health advantages can be obtained for many individuals by engaging in physical activity. This research furthers that claim by showing direct correlation between exercise and reduced abdominal fat. It's just more proof that you must make time in your life for a little of physical activity each day. - 31875
What makes belly fat so vital over other kinds of body fat are the inflammatory molecules that visceral fat creates and releases into the bloodstream. These inflammatory molecules flow through the body and can start a condition recognized as metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome presents with symptoms like elevated blood pressure and decreased HDL cholesterol.
The first and most common suggestion to fight metabolic syndrome is to create alterations in lifestyle, namely to reduce calories in the diet and add activity levels. A new research by the University of Illinois has shown that exercise alone may be simply as efficient as the combination of diet and exercise.
The twelve-week research was done on mice in four divisions: a sedentary control group, a diet-only division, an exercise-only division, and a group that mixed a low fat diet combined with exercise. The only significant differences in the visceral fat in the mice at the end of the study were found in the two divisions that incorporated exercise. Albeit the exercise-only group maintained a high fat diet, the exercise showed to be enough to reduce the inflammatory abdominal fat.
This is persuading news for individuals with a "pot belly" who are beginning to display symptoms of metabolic syndrome. The exercise program devised for the research was at a very modest level. The human equivalent of the exercise would be a 30 to 45 minute stroll five days each week. The same amount of exercise is recommended by the U.S. Department of Health to reduce the danger of other chronic diseases.
Health advantages can be obtained for many individuals by engaging in physical activity. This research furthers that claim by showing direct correlation between exercise and reduced abdominal fat. It's just more proof that you must make time in your life for a little of physical activity each day. - 31875
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