For people who are worried about their visceral fat, or fat stored around your inner organs.
You may have wondered why visceral fat doesn’t go away no matter how much you exercise.
In this article, we will introduce foods that help reduce visceral fat.
We hope you try them with your daily food plan.
3 categories of foods that reduce visceral fat
〜Contents〜
1.Foods that contain an abundant supply of EPA and DHA
2.Foods that include substances that help burn fat
3.Foods that include substance that help stop absorb fat
What is visceral fat?
What is the difference between visceral fat and subcutaneous fat (fat under the skin)?
- Visceral fat・・・Difficult to notice since it builds up around the intestines. Men tend to have it more than women.
- Subcutaneous fat・・・Builds up under the skin, and can be pinched. Women tend to have it more than men.
The problem of visceral fat is that when it builds up, harmful substances start to increase inside the body, leading to a high risk of lifestyle oriented diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and arteriosclerosis.
If your stomach is sticking out but it is difficult to since, there is a high chance that you have visceral fat building up inside you.
This state is called “metabolic syndrome”.
Although visceral fat is difficult to see from the outside, if your waist size is over
- 85cm (men)
- 90cm (women)
You may be in the danger zone.
People who have large waists but are unable to pinch the fat should especially be careful.
Although visceral fat builds up faster compared to subcutaneous fat, it can be easily broken down by changing your daily diet. In this article we will introduce foods that help reduce visceral fat.
1.Foods that contain an abundant supply of EPA and DHA
- EPA・・・Dokohekisaen acid
- DHA・・・Eicosapentaenoic acid
These acids are fatty acids that are contained mainly in fish.
EPA, DHA has these effects
- Reduces neutral fat
- Reduces bad cholesterol, the cause of arteriosclerosis
- Prevents high blood pressure
- Makes blood smooth, preventing heart attacks and brain infarction
- Improves allergies
- Activates the brain
What could be a better nutrient for fighting metabolic syndrome!
Foods with an abundant supply of EPA and DHA
- “Blue fish” such as saury and mackerel
- “Raw fish” such as tuna sashimi
- “Fatty fish” such as yellowtail and eal
EPA and DHA are also said to reduce fatty cells and help burn fat.
To reduce visceral fat, try to eat fish rather than meat.
2.Foods that include substances that help burn fat
To reduce visceral fat, focus on eating foods that help burn fat.
Foods that help burn fat
- Red peppers
Capsaicin helps speed up your metabolism,
- Ginger
Gingerols helps speed up the fat burning process, and also speeds up energy consumption.
- Chocolate
Helps lower BMI.
- Walnuts
Fatty acids inside walnuts help burn visceral fat.
- Grape fruits
Helps burn calories while maintaining a good blood sugar rate.
- Sea weeds
Contains an abundant supply of iodine, which helps speed up your metabolism.
- Blue fish such as sardines
EPA and DHA, abundantly included in the fat of blue fish, helps burn fat.
- Coffee, green tea
Caffeine contained in coffee and green tea helps activate enzymes which break down fat.
3.Foods that include substance that help stop absorb fat
Prevent visceral fat before it builds up by eating foods that suppress fat absorption.
Foods that suppress fat absorption
- King oyster mushrooms
Weakens the function of lipase, which breaks down neutral fat, and suppresses fat absorption.
- Black oolong tea
By drinking it while eating your meal, it helps suppress neutral fat absorption. It also helps excrete fat.
- Dietary fibers
Helps suppress fat absorption inside the body. It also sticks to cholesterol and excretes it out of the body.
【Afterword】
Along with these foods we introduced that help reduce visceral fat, it is also important to do aerobic exercise. Fasting for a small amount of time is also said to make the body turn visceral fat into energy, helping to quickly burn it. We hope you try it out.
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