Stop Using Terms Like “Ozempic Face” There’s no question that semaglutide (brand names Ozempic and Wegovy) has been a game-changer for weight loss, and thus it’s no surprise that the media has spun a lot of misleading notions about it…
Eliminating Visceral Fat Visceral Adipose Tissue (aka visceral fat) is important to understand due to its tight association with metabolic disease. Unfortunately, the presence of visceral fat is not always easy to detect and is certainly not discussed in ordinary…
Visualizing Visceral Fat Visceral fat can easily be visualized on routine imaging studies, particularly on CT (computed tomography) and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), both of which can easily differentiate visceral fat from subcutaneous fat. Given the enormous clinical implications of…
Visceral Fat – Know the Enemy Not all fat is created equal. Different types and different locations of fat have remarkably different effects on our health, yet there is very little awareness of this fact. As body fat is the…
Determining Your Personal Fat Threshold Given the relevance of the Personal Fat Threshold to one’s metabolic health, it certainly would be nice if there was a way of knowing what your own threshold is. Unfortunately, there is no way to…
The Personal Fat Threshold Why do some people who appear normal-weight have diabetes? And why do some people with severe obesity not have diabetes? These observations make the adage “You can’t judge a book by its cover” ring true. While…
Fat Loss 106: Measuring Body Composition In a world obsessed with weight, it’s important to realize that the scale doesn’t tell the whole story. Your health status is far more complex than the amount of gravitational pull your body has…
Overfat, not Obesity, is the Real Concern Excess body fat is associated with a wide range of cardiometabolic disorders, as well as most non-infectious chronic diseases. The traditional measure of body composition, Body Mass Index (obesity defined as BMI >…
The Pandemic of Excess Fat Rates of Obesity in the United States The rate of obesity in the United States is increasing at an alarming rate and has profound implications for public health. To get a sense of how fast,…
Body Fat: The Relevance of Size and Number of Fat Cells Size vs Number Obesity is characterized by an excess of adipose (fat) tissue, which can accumulate by 2 different mechanisms. Increase the number of fat cells – hyperplasia Increase…
