It might seem like just an aesthetic question: after all, what's wrong with a little bit of bacon ? There is a lot of evil, when the "pancetta" increases in volume, the visceral fat takes up all the space between the internal organs and turns into a real organ, which undermines the health exhibition.
But even for this reason there is a remedy: let's see what visceral fat is and what we can do to eliminate it .
Visceral fat: what it is
According to the psychosomatic view, fat is an accumulation of energies that remain imprisoned within us and that we do not use to give life to our passions .
We are not very far from the physiology: in fact, the fat in our body is formed as a deposit of the carbohydrate molecules ( sugars ) that we introduce in excess, without using them. And carbohydrates are just the source of energy for our body.
Since its appearance on Earth, Homo Sapiens has a body programmed to accumulate excess food in stocks to be used in times of famine. It may seem ridiculous today, but this is the "biological" task of fat, which dates back to prehistoric times, when food was scarce.
The organ that starts the transformation of sugars into fats is the liver . The sugar molecules are transformed into triglycerides (fats) subsequently "stored" in the cells of adipose tissue, called adipocytes.
The fat, or adipose tissue, is localized in our body in three areas: subcutaneous (under the skin), intramuscular (placed between the muscle fibers), visceral or abdominal, which covers and protects the internal organs (and when it is in excess, it gives that "pretty" apple shape to our body).
Visceral fat: what is dangerous
The excess visceral fat is measured in centimeters . The abdominal circumference, measured at the navel, should be less than 88 cm for women and 102 for men.
You went looking for a tape measure to measure yourself, didn't you?
The further abdominal fat is transformed from tissue into a real organ, with important consequences on health, scientifically proven.
Abdominal fat in excess starts producing hormones and substances that increase inflammation, predisposing the body to the risk of metabolic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, atherosclerosis, stroke.
Among the natural remedies, try the citrus aurantium to fight abdominal fat
Visceral fat: lifestyle as a remedy to eliminate it
The good news is that visceral fat is the first to be "consumed" in case of need. Let's consume it then:
- dedicating ourselves to physical activities for at least 45 minutes a day. A brisk walk is all you need to sign up for at the gym. Constancy is fundamental;
- maintaining an active lifestyle . Take the stairs instead of taking the elevator, park your car away or get off a stop before and walk. Take the dog for a walk;
- rediscovering an activity that we were passionate about and that we abandoned;
- coming to make at least 10, 000 steps (yes, 10, 000, but we start with one or two more steps and then gradually increase) every day.
Visceral fat: nutrition as a remedy to eliminate it
Red light for excess carbohydrates:
- Sugary drinks
- alcohol
- Refined white cereals
- Excess fruit
- Fats of animal origin (lard lard butter)
- Confectionery
- Packaged foods (often rich in sugar)
Green light for healthy foods :
- Whole grains
- Fresh vegetables
- Water in abundance
- Proteins in the right quantity (1 gram per kg of body weight, per day), preferably of vegetable origin
- Vegetable fats (extra virgin olive oil and dried fruit in small quantities)
