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Visceral fat, sounds bad doesn’t it? It’s the layer of fat that environs the inner organs of your abdomen. In other words it’s your “pot belly” or “beer gut.” Excesses of fat are dangerous contributors for heart disease and Type 2 diabetes.

What makes abdominal fat so vital over other types of body fat are the inflammatory molecules that visceral fat creates and releases into the bloodstream. These inflammatory molecules circulate through the body and can trigger a condition known as metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome presents with symptoms like elevated blood pressure and decreased HDL cholesterol.

The primary and most common suggestion to combat metabolic syndrome is to make changes in lifestyle, namely to decrease calories in the diet and increase activity levels. A new research by the University of Illinois has presented that exercise only may be just as effective as the mixture of diet and exercise.

The twelve-week study was conducted on mice in four divisions: an inactive control group, a diet-only division, an exercise-only group, and a group that combined a low fat diet with exercise. The only significant differences in the visceral fat in the mice at the end of the research were seen in the two groups that included exercise. Although the exercise-only group maintained a high fat diet, the exercise established to be sufficient to reduce the inflammatory abdominal fat.

This is persuading information for individuals with a “pot belly” who are starting to display symptoms of metabolic syndrome. The exercise program devised for the study was at a very modest level. The human equal of the exercise would be a 30 to 45 minute walk five days a week. The equal amount of exercise is recommended by the U.S. Department of Health to reduce the danger of other persistent diseases.

Health benefits can be obtained for many people by engaging in physical activity. This research supplements that claim by showing direct connection between exercise and decreased abdominal fat. It’s just more evidence that you should set aside time in your life for a little of exercise each day.

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