How to target visceral adiposity
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Anonymous
| I’ve struggled with diet and lifestyle changes in order to get my blood sugar in control and hormones in line after pregnancy. I read as an Asian female I’m prone to carrying fat internally around the stomach and internal organs. It’s not very noticeable fat on me - you wouldn’t look at me and think I am overweight at all and my stomach looks flat. At 5’1” I’m down to 104lbs with cutting carbs and increasing exercise. But I still feel any fat I have is probably in my midsection and lurking around my organs. How else can I work on cutting this fat? |
Anonymous
| Ok, i’m 5’1” and 110 pounds. You don’t need to lose any more weight (IMO, 105 is my optimal weight). |
Anonymous
Optimal health wise though? I guess there’s no real way to know how much fat I have without getting scanned, but that seems way more complicated and expensive than just trying to lose more fat. |
Anonymous
| The body needs fat. |
Anonymous
| Why do you think you have fat around your internal organs? |
Anonymous
| Is this a joke? If not, you need to see a therapist. |
Anonymous
This is the attitude that led me to prediabetes and hormonal issues in the first place. Doctors look at me and assume I’m fine and assume I have good lifestyle habits. It’s common among those of Asian descent to be slim and still be prone to having fat around the organs and be at higher risk for Type II diabetes. I don’t need a therapist, I need advice about how to work further on my health. |
Anonymous
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There is no way to target specific fat deposits, aside from a procedure like liposuction (which obviously isn’t used for fat around organs).
Given that you don’t even know whether this problematic fat exists, you should talk to your doctor about your concerns. |
Anonymous
The best thing you can do is continue exercising moderately and limit sugar and simple carbs in your diet. |
Anonymous
If you have some strange condition where a BMI of 19 is unhealthy and you need to go lower due to diabetes and hormonal issues, you need to ask a doctor and a nutritionist about diet, not DCUM. If your diabetes and hormones are under control now, freaking out over fat that may or may not exist isn’t healthy. Your body does need to have around 20% body fat. |
Anonymous
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OP - ignore the PPs. They clearly don’t understand the science and genetics behind what you are saying. I get it. Unfortunately, most mainstream doctors are as misinformed as the PPs.
Best thing you can do is try to find a doctor who is up to date on the latest studies on this topic. |
Anonymous
| Get a DEXA scan to confirm whether your concern is justified |
Anonymous
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Asians are on a different BMI scale: https://aadi.joslin.org/en/am-i-at-risk/asian-bmi-calculator
All you criticizing are ignorant. Unfortunately, so are most doctors. |
Anonymous
| Agreed - get a dexa scan - did mine at GWU - it’ll tell you the total detailed break down on fat muscle adipose fat etc. then you’ll know - and they can advise you how to target it - most likely with weight lifting |
Anonymous
| Question for OP- have you been diagnosed with prediabtes? |