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Reduce Alcohol Intake: Drinking too much alcohol of any kind can increase the amount of visceral fat in your body, says Mitri. She points out alcohol is calorie-dense, can be high in added sugar ...
While most people typically carry about 10% to 15% visceral fat, having more than that can significantly increase the risk of chronic health conditions like heart disease, diabetes and even cancer.
"Alcohol is high in calories and is associated with excess visceral fat, which is highly inflammatory," Dr. Kley says, adding that it can infiltrate the liver and trigger diseases, including diabetes.
The relationship between alcohol consumption and body weight is the subject of inconclusive studies. Findings of these studies range from increase in body weight to a small decrease among women who begin consuming alcohol. [1] [2] Some of these studies are conducted with numerous subjects; one involved nearly 8,000 and another 140,000 subjects.
What causes belly fat in females and males is mostly the same: diet, inactivity, sleep loss, stress, alcohol consumption, and genetics. Menopause can cause belly fat in females too.
Alcohol (also known as ethanol) has a number of effects on health. Short-term effects of alcohol consumption include intoxication and dehydration. Long-term effects of alcohol include changes in the metabolism of the liver and brain, with increased risk of several types of cancer and alcohol use disorder. [1]
The level of ethanol consumption that minimizes the risk of disease, injury, and death is subject to some controversy. [16] Several studies have found a J-shaped relationship between alcohol consumption and health, [17] [18] [2] [19] meaning that risk is minimized at a certain (non-zero) consumption level, and drinking below or above this level increases risk, with the risk level of drinking a ...
Belly fat, technically known as visceral fat, is “concerning,” says Yoshua Quinones, M.D., an internist at Medical Offices of Manhattan and a contributor to LabFinder. “It’s linked to ...