Research led by the Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany has ...

Visceral fat is the type of fat that lies deep in the abdomen and around the middle of the body. It’s linked to a long list of chronic health conditions like type 2 diabetes, ca ...

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Hiding deep inside the body, a dangerous type of fat wraps itself around vital organs such as the kidneys, liver and heart — ...

Hiding deep inside the body, a dangerous type of fat wraps itself around vital organs such as the kidneys, liver and heart — ...

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The patients’ visceral fat thickness values statistically significantly differed according to the presence of 90-day late-period mortality (p=0.025). CONCLUSION: Muscle and fat tissue areas obtained ...

Visceral fat is linked to cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes, 13 types of cancer, and likely some forms of dementia, among other major chronic illnesses.

Excess body fat is also linked to higher insulin levels in men than in women, the researchers noted, which could be a factor in waist circumference being more strongly linked to men’s cancer risk.

Unlike the other 90% or so of fat that we carry on our bodies, belly fat—or visceral fat, to use its government name—is a particularly dangerous brand of baggage that has been shown to ...

While most people typically carry about 10% to 15% visceral fat, having more than that can significantly increase the risk of chronic health conditions like heart disease, diabetes and even cancer.