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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 ...
Move Your Body: Physical activity can not only help you burn fat but it can also help build muscle, says Taub-Dix. The more muscle you have, the more calories you burn at rest.
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 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.
Alcohol affects the nutritional state of chronic drinkers. It can decrease food consumption and lead to malabsorption. It can also create imbalances in skeletal muscle mass and cause muscle wasting. Chronic consumption of alcohol can also increase the breakdown of important proteins in the body which can affect gene expression. [159]
Beer, wine, and other booze are basically empty calories, which can contribute to weight gain and visceral fat accumulation. Alcohol is also known to lower inhibitions, which might make you reach ...
Female subjects on average had a higher percentage of body fat (mean, 26.0; range, 16.7–36.8%) than males (mean, 18.0; range, 10.2–25.3%). [128] Further explanation for the difference in alcohol metabolism between males and females can be found in higher alcohol dehydrogenase activity in female livers. [129]