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You can look decent in a T-shirt and still carry the kind of fat that ages your heart from the inside out. It’s called visceral fat—the fat packed around organs like your liver, pancreas, and intestines.
This isn’t the fat you pinch around your waist. Visceral fat is metabolically active: it’s linked to inflammation, insulin resistance, worse blood fats, and higher cardiovascular risk. Research using UK Biobank imaging found that increased visceral fat is strongly associated with an “older” cardiovascular system, especially in men.
My DEXA scan found my visceral fat was just 4 grams. But you don’t need a DEXA to take this seriously. A waistline over 40 inches is a major warning sign for men, and tracking your waist monthly gives you a practical signal if your health is moving in the right or wrong direction.
Train, eat well, and shrink your waist because visceral fat is a health issue—not a vanity issue.
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.06.27.24309526v1.full