The Most Dangerous Type Of Fat (& How to Get Rid Of It)

We all know that being overweight is bad for our health, but did you know that when fat is stored in this specific place, it’s even more deadly? Here’s what to watch out for – and 2 simple ways to get rid of this dangerous type of fat!

While excess pounds can increase your risk of just about every type of modern disease, where your body stores fat is also important.

For example, much recent research has found that a certain type of fat called visceral fat is especially deadly. Visceral fat has been linked to a number of degenerative diseases, including heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, sleep apnea, and several forms of cancer.

So how do you know if this dangerous type of fat is impacting your health, and what can you do about it?

Check out this article by a certified nutrition specialist and personal trainer to learn more:

Did you know that the vast majority of people in this day and age have excess abdominal fat?…

…Scientific research has clearly determined that although it is unhealthy in general to have excess body fat throughout your body, it is also particularly dangerous to have excess abdominal fat.

There are two types of fat that you have in your abdominal area. The first type that covers up your abs from being visible is called subcutaneous fat and lies directly beneath the skin and on top of the abdominal muscles.

The second type of fat that you have in your abdominal area is called visceral fat, and that lies deeper in the abdomen beneath your muscle and surrounding your organs. Visceral fat also plays a role in giving certain men that “beer belly” appearance where their abdomen protrudes excessively but at the same time, also feels sort of hard if you push on it.

Both subcutaneous fat and visceral fat in the abdominal area are serious health risk factors, but science has shown that having excessive visceral fat is even more dangerous than subcutaneous fat….

Part of the reason visceral fat is particularly dangerous is that studies show that it releases more inflammatory molecules into your system on a consistent basis.
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So what gets rid of extra abdominal fat, including visceral fat?

Both your food intake as well as your training program are important if you are to get this right…
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From my research, two of the most important aspects to getting rid of visceral fat are:

1. The use of high intensity forms of exercise and full-body resistance training….  High intensity exercise such as interval training, sprints (bike sprints or running sprints), AND full-body weight training are very effective at helping to improve your body’s ability to manage glucose and increases insulin sensitivity, a crucial step in removing visceral fat.
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2.  In addition, it’s vitally important to get your blood sugar under control to help restore insulin sensitivity through the right nutrition.  This means greatly reducing sugars and refined starches in your diet (including fully eliminating any use of harmful high fructose corn syrup!), and focusing more of your diet on healthy fats (such as avocados, nuts, seeds, coconut fat, olive oil, grass-fed butter, free-range eggs, fatty fish and fish oils, etc), as well as increasing protein and fiber intake.  The standard diet recommended by the government, which contains an unnaturally high grain intake is NOT conducive to controlling blood sugar and reducing visceral fat!
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Click here to check out the full article for another important tip to specifically help you lose dangerous abdominal and visceral fat….