Visceral Fat

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Visceral Fat. You can’t always feel it or see it. Visceral fat is stored deep inside your body.

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Releases proteins and hormones that increase inflammation. Visceral fat is extra fat tissue that accumulates in the abdominal area. The visceral fat depot is one of the first depots to be developed.

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Contributing factors to visceral fat include age, gender, genetics, and ethnicity. Visceral fat is the fat located within the abdomen walls and is known to wrap around the organs. It surrounds some of the vital organs of. Visceral fat is stored near your internal organs, around your waistline.