Visceral fat is fat that wraps around organs in your belly that are deep inside you. It can surround your liver, intestines, stomach, and other internal organs.
It's healthy and normal to have some visceral fat. Everyone does. This fat can protect your internal organs. Sometimes it's called "active fat" because it affects the way your body functions. But too much visceral fat isn't good for you. It comes with more risk for health problems, such as diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.
While this type of fat might go along with having a bigger belly you can see on the outside, you can't see visceral fat. It's also possible you could have a flat stomach and little fat you can see and still have visceral fat inside you. But usually the amount of visceral fat you have will go up along with your other body fat.
Only an expensive scan can measure precisely how much visceral fat you have, but your doctor won’t order a test just for that reason. If you want to get an idea, you can schedule a COMPLIMENTARY BODY COMPOSITION SESSION, it only takes 15-minutes for us to measure your visceral fat and the other ingredients that make you, you using our smart scale that is built on four weight sensors and four eletrodes with bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA). Click here to schedule your session today.
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