Skinny is not really fat

The appearance is not necessarily the right state of your body. Doctors say that the inner fat that surrounds organs like the heart, liver or spleen - not visible to the naked eye - is as dangerous as the outer layer of fat that appears just under the skin.

"Skinny doesn't mean you're not fat," said Dr. Jimmy Bell at Imperial University, London, England. Since 1994, Bell and his team have been taking resonances from nearly 800 people to create a "fat map" showing where people store fat.

According to their data, people who maintain their weight through a diet, instead of exercising, will have more visceral fat, even if they look slim."The whole concept of fat needs to be adjusted," Bell said.

Without a clear warning sign, like a round belly - doctors worry that slender people will be misguided that they are completely healthy."The fact that someone looks slim doesn't mean they're completely immune to diabetes or heart disease," said Louis Teichholz, a cardiologist at Hackensack Hospital in New Jersey, England. Even people with moderate BMI can still have a significant amount of fat inside.

Among the women tested by the group, 45% of those with a normal BMI (20-25) had too high levels of visceral fat. In men, the rate is up to 60%. They said they also found people "thin outside, fat inside" in the professional modeling world.

According to experts, fat people inside are on the threshold of obesity. They eat too many fatty, high sugar foods, while exercising too little to cut calories - but they don't eat enough to really be fat. Scientists believe that we normally store fat around the abdomen first, but at some point, the body will store fat everywhere.

According to doctors, visceral fat can interfere with the information system in the body. Fatty organs mistakenly send chemical signals that accumulate fat inside organs such as the liver and pancreas. It can lead to insulin resistance, cause type 2 diabetes or heart disease.

Experts also know that fat but active people are stronger than lean people but lazy. For example, regardless of an oversized body shape, Sumo athletes still have better metabolic systems than people who are thin in one place. That's because the athlete's fat is mostly under the skin, not attacking other internal organs.

However, visceral fat can be completely eliminated through exercise . "If you want to look slender, can diet enough. But if you want to be really healthy, new exercise is an important measure to bring you health , " Bell said.

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