You may know by now that abdominal obesity, or belly fat, is a clear and present danger, in terms of both causes and effects. That’s because fat collected around the midsection has been shown to significantly increase your risk for heart disease, stroke, type 2...
A significant portion of Americans deal with abdominal obesity, more commonly known as belly fat. In fact, recent data suggests that 60-70% of women and 50% of men struggle with this issue. Belly fat refers to excess fat around the abdomen, also known as visceral fat,...
According to the American Heart Association, over 47 million Americans have metabolic syndrome, which equates to 1 in every 6 people. Also called insulin resistance syndrome and Syndrome X, metabolic syndrome is a set of risk factors that together raise your risk of...
If you read Brown Fat―Defined, you learned that brown fat has many benefits in your body, such as supporting efficient calorie burning and facilitating healthy weight loss. To strengthen your brown fat reserves, embrace a healthy, nutritious diet based on fresh,...
Did you know that you have more than one kind of body fat? White fat makes up most of your fat weight. Along with storing energy, it also insulates your organs. Then there is brown fat, which consists of fatty acids, glycerol, and iron-rich mitochondria, organelles...
You may be familiar with the cycle of losing weight only to gain it back, or yo-yo dieting. This often happens when you follow a diet without changing the habits that led to extra pounds initially. Once the diet ends, you logically go back to the old eating habits,...
