By Viktor Kuhle
What a stupid question. There are so many things that you can think of that fit this description. Your neighbor's dog, your boss' wife, the paint deprived 1975 AMC Pacer parked in the driveway across the street, or the excess fat on the school bus driver. Well since I don't know much about the other topics I think it best we chat about subcutaneous fat and visceral fat.
Maybe you thought you didn't have much fat, and if that's true congratulations! You are in the 30% minority in the westernized countries. We know fat when we see it on other people and whether it is a person with a medium size belly or an extremely overweight person you know there is a health problem.
You could be the person who doesn't like your excess abdominal fat or it could be a member of your family. In either case someone is rationalizing if they continue to stay with the excess fat. The excess fat requires that we buy larger, non-form fitting clothes. That is only the annoying aspect of the problem. The serious issue is the current and future health problems that excess abdominal fat causes.
Many readers already know about the two types of fat: subcutaneous and visceral. The subcutaneous fat in the abdomen covers the abdominal muscles. The visceral fat grows deeper in the abdomen and surrounds the internal organs. Extra fat in either category is a health risk. Most people who have visible excess stomach fat have excess visceral fat. You know the big bellied beer drinker?
Armed with these definitions let's explore the health liabilities associated with excess abdominal fat. Visceral fat turns out to create the bigger health risk but both types of fat contribute to greatly increasing your risk of developing heart disease, high blood pressure, various forms of cancer, strokes, and possibly some degenerative diseases.
If you take your health seriously, you have an annual exam where the doctor checks for any abnormalities. He checks your blood and urine. Excess belly fat is frequently associated with higher levels of C-reactive protein (CRP). The CRP levels are correlated with inflammation in the body.
After gaining some perspective on this potential health problem you might believe that there are some effective, quick fix solutions. Unfortunately there are none. You will just spend time and money and be frustrated with poor results. The pills, supplements don't provide long term solutions. The ab exerciser doesn't remove the fat, although in some cases it will strengthen the ab muscles, but the fat will remain. I hope this is not the first time you are hearing this because you might be very discouraged. Don't despair, there are some well well-documented solutions to the problem.
The well-documented solution to consistently lose your abdominal fat and keep it off for good is to combine a sound nutritious diet full of unprocessed natural foods with a properly designed strategic exercise program that stimulates the necessary hormonal and metabolic response within your body. Both your food intake as well as your training program are important if you are to get this right.
I want to help you succeed in finally getting rid of that extra abdominal fat that is not only UGLY, but also DANGEROUS. A lot of people have emailed my support team with questions about whether they need any special equipment for these workouts, if they're too old or too young for this program, if the diet tips will apply to them, etc. I've made a page that should answer all of your questions...
Maybe you thought you didn't have much fat, and if that's true congratulations! You are in the 30% minority in the westernized countries. We know fat when we see it on other people and whether it is a person with a medium size belly or an extremely overweight person you know there is a health problem.
You could be the person who doesn't like your excess abdominal fat or it could be a member of your family. In either case someone is rationalizing if they continue to stay with the excess fat. The excess fat requires that we buy larger, non-form fitting clothes. That is only the annoying aspect of the problem. The serious issue is the current and future health problems that excess abdominal fat causes.
Many readers already know about the two types of fat: subcutaneous and visceral. The subcutaneous fat in the abdomen covers the abdominal muscles. The visceral fat grows deeper in the abdomen and surrounds the internal organs. Extra fat in either category is a health risk. Most people who have visible excess stomach fat have excess visceral fat. You know the big bellied beer drinker?
Armed with these definitions let's explore the health liabilities associated with excess abdominal fat. Visceral fat turns out to create the bigger health risk but both types of fat contribute to greatly increasing your risk of developing heart disease, high blood pressure, various forms of cancer, strokes, and possibly some degenerative diseases.
If you take your health seriously, you have an annual exam where the doctor checks for any abnormalities. He checks your blood and urine. Excess belly fat is frequently associated with higher levels of C-reactive protein (CRP). The CRP levels are correlated with inflammation in the body.
After gaining some perspective on this potential health problem you might believe that there are some effective, quick fix solutions. Unfortunately there are none. You will just spend time and money and be frustrated with poor results. The pills, supplements don't provide long term solutions. The ab exerciser doesn't remove the fat, although in some cases it will strengthen the ab muscles, but the fat will remain. I hope this is not the first time you are hearing this because you might be very discouraged. Don't despair, there are some well well-documented solutions to the problem.
The well-documented solution to consistently lose your abdominal fat and keep it off for good is to combine a sound nutritious diet full of unprocessed natural foods with a properly designed strategic exercise program that stimulates the necessary hormonal and metabolic response within your body. Both your food intake as well as your training program are important if you are to get this right.
I want to help you succeed in finally getting rid of that extra abdominal fat that is not only UGLY, but also DANGEROUS. A lot of people have emailed my support team with questions about whether they need any special equipment for these workouts, if they're too old or too young for this program, if the diet tips will apply to them, etc. I've made a page that should answer all of your questions...
About the Author:
Viktor Kuhle studies nutrition and current fat burning information. To learn more about burning belly fat, get your free report when you visit us. Check out these 5 tips to Get a Flat Stomach.
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