Carb-restricted diet lost 4% more total abdominal fat

[Cowboyjim]

http://www.naturalnews.com/033106_refined_carbohydrates_body_fat.html
Those following the carb-restricted diet lost 4% more total abdominal fat than the group fed the lower fat, higher carbohydrate diet.

 

[pianoman]

Thanks for sharing this.

Another 8 week trial and this one in favour of low-carb... let's guess how much air-time this gets in comparison to the 8 week starvation "cure" :roll:

 

[viviennem]

This article mentions 'deep belly fat', and 'visceral fat'.

Doesn't this mean almost the same thing as 'fat around the liver and pancreas'? as well as other abdominal organs, of course.

Is this what was lost in the Newcastle 600cal study?

Viv 8)

 

[Patch]

That's something I've been trying to get a grip on, Viv. In my mind, visceral fat is the stuff around the outside of the belly (a beer gut?) - but I may be (and probably am :lol: )wrong.

I don't even know what to call the stuff clinging to organs...

 

[catherinecherub]

Hi Patch,
This might explain some of the types of fat.

"The fat in your abdomen tends to be visceral fat which builds up around your organs......"
http://www.sciencentral.com/articles/vi ... =218393103

 

[viviennem]

I remember once watching a late-night programme on TV about a European doctor who conducted dissections of human bodies in public.

All his subjects had died natural deaths and had given permission. The cadavers were preserved so there was nothing gory or messy about the procedure.

One of the subjects was a German male who had died weighing 350lb (159kg). The doctor removed the skin to reveal a body cavity packed solid with fat. The lungs were compressed into about half their normal space, and all the other organs were cramped up. There's no wonder things stop working properly!

I think that film should be required viewing for anyone with a BMI over 35. Mind you, the effect on me wore off pretty quickly! :lol: :lol:

Viv 8)

 

[Patch]

Thanks CC - this statement cleared it all up for me:

Not all fat is created equal. Accumulating most of your fat around your waistline, or having what's often called an "apple shape," is known to be more dangerous than storing fat around your hips and buttocks, known as having a "pear shape."

That's because they are actually two different kinds of fat. The fat in your abdomen tends to be visceral fat, which builds up around your organs, as opposed to subcutaneous fat, or fat under the skin. Visceral fat is strongly linked to metabolic syndrome, the insulin resistance that increases our risk of heart disease, cancer, and all sorts of diseases associated with aging.