I was wondering if your body gets whatever is considers the “low hanging fruit” first and would remove visceral fat last.

If so are there targeted diets for that specific fat?

  • spiffy_spaceman@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    No. You cannot target areas to lean out. This also holds for exercise: doing sit-ups will not burn the fat off your abs. The fat will also not necessarily come off evenly. Sometimes it does, sometimes the saddlebags stay until the bitter end even when your ribs are clearly visible. Genetics does play a role, but it can be dealt with.

    (I’m a trainer and physiologist and helping people to lose fat is something I do.)

    • angrystego@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      It’s true that doing sit-ups won’t help you target your belly fat, but it does make your abdominal muscles stronger and more able to keep your belly from protruding, so in effect it can make your belly look much flatter even without losing the fat.

      • spiffy_spaceman@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Agree: for most people, the beer gut is more pronounced because of the laxity of the front abs (also causing a hyper extended spine which causes back pain), it’s not all just fat. So, proper training and strengthening of the abs will help pull those things back in line, but won’t do much for burning off fat.

        • RedAggroBest@lemmy.world
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          1 year ago

          also causing a hyper extended spine which causes back pain

          I’m a massage therapist for context. If I had a dollar for every client I’ve had that I wish I could tell “Your back would feel better if you had any strength in your abs and something more than a Hank Hill ass” I’d be able to afford a very long vacation

  • Nomecks@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    You can somewhat target certain types of fat if you’re a heavy drinker and stop drinking.

  • jet@hackertalks.comEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Usually on diets where you go from a carb heavy regimen to less carbs:

    • first you lose water weight as electrolytes start to balance due to the change in insulin levels

    • the body removes fat from organs as first priority (sometimes called visceral fat). The body does not want to store fat in organs, but it does so only if it can’t put fat anywhere else. Once you start to lose weight it comes from here first.

    • then we are at generalized weight loss, which is different for everyone.