How Much Body Fat is Acceptable? If excess body fat is indeed a threat to our health, we should have an idea what amount of body fat is healthy or unhealthy. That sounds easy enough, but it’s not so clear.…
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…
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…
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…
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 >…
Sex Differences in Fat Storage Body fat In general, women have more body fat than men. Studies looking at morbidity and mortality among adults suggest that the healthiest levels of body fat are considered to be 20-30% for women and…
Fat Loss 101 – Understanding the Different Types of Body Fat Few things in this world garner as much collective agreement as the recognition that excess body fat is detrimental to health. In fact, body fat is the target of…
93% of American Adults are Unhealthy – A Deeper Dive A recent report (2022 study) claimed that only 6.8% of American adults have optimal metabolic health. Their analysis comes from data on adults in the United States age 20+ years…
Fatty Liver Disease Over the last several years, fatty liver disease has been on the rise and has become the most prevalent liver disease in the world, affecting an estimated 25% of the world’s population. Fatty Liver Disease is essentially…
GLP-1 Agonists — The New Weight Loss Drugs Another medication lauded for its potential as a weight loss drug was approved last month, called tirzepatide. It is an injectable medication, to be given once weekly, and is approved for use…
