Seven Causes of Belly Fat Resistance to Loss
Learn the facts about visceral fat
Belly fat is referred to in medicine as "visceral fat." The majority of the fat in our bodies is kept as subcutaneous fat, which is located immediately under the skin. Visceral fat is kept in the crevices between our internal organs, deep within the abdomen, behind the abdominal wall. Easy to grow, difficult to eliminate, and detrimental to human health is belly fat. Your chance of acquiring diabetes, heart disease, cancer, asthma, and even Alzheimer's disease rises if you have a waist measurement exceeding 35 inches for women and 40 inches for men. Here are seven reasons why belly fat is so difficult to eliminate, along with advice for doing so.