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Called subcutaneous fat, the masses of this fat may be unsightly, but scientists believe they're not as dangerous as internal abdominal fat.
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Previous research has suggested that obese people with high levels of both abdominal and subcutaneous fat are more insulin-sensitive than those with only high levels of abdominal fat.
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Testosterone appears to be getting blamed for lots of stuff these days, first aggression (which has now been linked to estrogen too), then abdominal fat (which is really caused by cortisol) and now its linked to been not happy.
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Results of an animal study published by Ohio State University researcher Qinghua Sun in late 2010 revealed that early exposure to fine particulates led to the accumulation of abdominal fat and insulin resistance in mice even if they ate a normal diet.
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Rather than the exclusive focus on BMI and weight loss, focusing on maintaining an adequate level of physical activity throughout life is likely to be the most effective way to counter the deposition of abdominal fat and the adverse metabolic changes that accompany it.
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In contrast, moving abdominal visceral fat to other parts of the body had no effect.
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Many of these women had increased amounts of body fat in the abdominal area.
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We all know that it is very difficult to maintain a six-pack let alone a fat-free abdominal region.
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This is a dangerous type of fat because it surrounds abdominal organs and is metabolically active.
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In the end, all of the mice exposed to air pollution, including those fed a normal diet, had increased abdominal and subcutaneous (under the skin) fat.
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