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2003/10/09, 12:39 AM
Laziness Increases Dangerous Organ Fat
People who don’t exercise build dangerous fat among their organs more quickly than previously thought, according to a study.
Researchers looked at visceral fat, fat among the organs that is often invisible but is linked with insulin resistance (pre-diabetes), heart disease and other metabolic syndromes.
The study involved 170 volunteers who were grouped according to exercise. One group got no exercise, another got small amounts of moderate exercise (equivalent to walking 11 miles a week), a third group got low amounts of vigorous exercise (equivalent to jogging 11 miles a week), and a final group got lots of vigorous exercise (equivalent to jogging 17 miles a week).
It was found that volunteers who did not exercise had an 8.6 percent increase in visceral fat after eight months, while those who exercised the most lost 8.1 percent of their visceral fat during that time.
Women volunteers gained visceral fat twice as quickly as men, according to researchers.
Researchers noted that the rapid increase in visceral fat among sedentary overweight adults mirrors the increasingly rapid rise in obesity in the United States. Currently, two out of three adults are obese or overweight.
On a positive note, exercise was found to take the fat away quickly. Volunteers who jogged for 17 miles each week had significant decreases in visceral fat, subcutaneous abdominal fat, which lies under the skin, and total abdominal fat.
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Great people never want it easier, they just want to be better!
Ron
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2003/10/09, 02:41 PM
Good post, bbfit!
I had an odd thing happen at the club one day, this old guy had a rock hard belly. His bodyfat was fairly low for his agegroup, but he had a big beer belly. Instead of being soft and fatty, it was hard.
I went back to my instructor at school and asked how this could be - the explanation was that he has been storing the most dangerous type of fat - around his organs intsead of subcutaneous.
The next time I trained the man and his wife i explained about the belly and urged him to see his physician to rule out other internal problems. Of course, he was/is a very stubborn guy. I don't think he ever went to get it checked, and I don't work there anymore.
But that relates to this subject...ramble on, ramble on...
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