Fat stomach! I was really curious to know what exactly is there in this fat stomach, I cant really accept that my big fat tummy is just full of fat!! There must be something else...? I mean tummy gain is kind of disproportional to the weight gain and it didnt seem to change with my fittness? Tumour or something!!!? ! but no ... we get so many scans done...Err constipation... Always? Eww... no!! .. So is it all fat after all? What is the mystery of the belly?
The first answer is off course fat.
Its called adipose tissue.. there are two types of fat deposited in the stomach. Behind the skin - subcutaneous fat and inbetween the organs- Visceral fat or organ fat!! - sounds familiar? in relation to pork and beef? :-D? eww ? :-) yeah we too have that visceral fat. This fat is lining up all our organs like stomach intestine liver etc etc.. apparently there is this peritoneal cavity, like a plastic bag which lines our organs... and belly fat just fills this up with fat cells. This is the most dangerous kinda fat which can bring on diabetes , heart disease etc..
How exactly is the fat stored? as fat cells - adipocytes. each cell has a droplet of fat in it! like little pearls..
What exactly is this fat - from Wiki : The fat stored is in a semi-liquid state, and is composed primarily of triglycerides and cholesteryl ester. Ester? feels like some past life memory from Organic chemistry..but I lose interest here.
The story does not end here.. Thats not all.... the fat tummy u see in most people is not just fat.. how come some very slim people have fat tummies.. why do tummies not disappear inspite of exersice? answer to this is not in physiology at all but in physics! in Posture!!!
The worst culprit is the Slouch! - Hunch back, Rounded shoulders and tummy is pushed forward by 2 inches... straighten up and .. see the tummy disappear.
Some have a very straight back but still have this fat tummy? Ok there is another thing - Anterior pelvic tilt.
This makes u look like u have a round fat tummy AND a fat butt ! not good at all.. Its a very common posture problem. and not as easy to detect or not as hated as the slouch. I think kids have this naturally, should correct itself as we grow, but if it does not, it can cause lower back pain.
How do we correct this? not as easy as correcting the slouch.. we probably have pelvic tilt because the lower ab muscles are not strong enough..
ah! so secret of flat stomach is really in holding it in eh? yeah! a bit like that. preventing the pelvic tilt is like holding stomach in naturally.. but that happens if u have good strong muscles in the lower abdomen, thighs, lower back etc.. There are many exercises to correct this.
http://inhumanexperiment.blogspot.com/2009/11/5-simple-exercises-for-correcting.html
And now the evidence!
The last one is without holding the breath/stomach in.
Looks like belly fat is 30% fat and 70% bad posture. Now this belly fat is finally reasonable! no?!
The first answer is off course fat.
Its called adipose tissue.. there are two types of fat deposited in the stomach. Behind the skin - subcutaneous fat and inbetween the organs- Visceral fat or organ fat!! - sounds familiar? in relation to pork and beef? :-D? eww ? :-) yeah we too have that visceral fat. This fat is lining up all our organs like stomach intestine liver etc etc.. apparently there is this peritoneal cavity, like a plastic bag which lines our organs... and belly fat just fills this up with fat cells. This is the most dangerous kinda fat which can bring on diabetes , heart disease etc..
How exactly is the fat stored? as fat cells - adipocytes. each cell has a droplet of fat in it! like little pearls..
What exactly is this fat - from Wiki : The fat stored is in a semi-liquid state, and is composed primarily of triglycerides and cholesteryl ester. Ester? feels like some past life memory from Organic chemistry..but I lose interest here.
The story does not end here.. Thats not all.... the fat tummy u see in most people is not just fat.. how come some very slim people have fat tummies.. why do tummies not disappear inspite of exersice? answer to this is not in physiology at all but in physics! in Posture!!!
The worst culprit is the Slouch! - Hunch back, Rounded shoulders and tummy is pushed forward by 2 inches... straighten up and .. see the tummy disappear.
Some have a very straight back but still have this fat tummy? Ok there is another thing - Anterior pelvic tilt.
How do we correct this? not as easy as correcting the slouch.. we probably have pelvic tilt because the lower ab muscles are not strong enough..
ah! so secret of flat stomach is really in holding it in eh? yeah! a bit like that. preventing the pelvic tilt is like holding stomach in naturally.. but that happens if u have good strong muscles in the lower abdomen, thighs, lower back etc.. There are many exercises to correct this.
http://inhumanexperiment.blogspot.com/2009/11/5-simple-exercises-for-correcting.html
And now the evidence!
The last one is without holding the breath/stomach in.
Looks like belly fat is 30% fat and 70% bad posture. Now this belly fat is finally reasonable! no?!
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