Excess fat storage is often associated with some chronic disease cases. However, storing fat in certain areas of your body actually has a worse effect on health.
In general, women have a higher body fat percentage than men. If women carry more fat around the legs, hips and buttocks, and chest and upper arms, then men have more visceral fat stored in and around the abdominal organs. Visceral fat or belly fat that collects around the stomach, you have to be careful. This is always associated with serious diseases and potentially cancerous. Here are some myths about belly fat that you should know about:
1. Having a Target for Weight Loss is Impossible
No amount of exercise will help you reduce fat in certain areas. You'll slowly lose weight from every area of your body - thighs, arms, and belly. Having a weight loss target is something that is impossible. Exercises like crunches, v-ups do activate the muscles around your stomach, but that doesn't mean you'll lose weight faster.
2. Belly Fat is The Same as any Other Body Fat
It's common to think that all types of fat in your body are the same, but they're not. The fat that collects around the stomach area is much more dangerous than the fat that is in other parts of the body. Abdominal fat, also known as visceral fat, accumulates deep under the skin, around the organs, and often causes health problems such as insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular problems.
3. Certain Foods can Burn Stomach Fat
Some people believe that eating foods such as spicy foods can help burn belly fat faster. However, these are just claims and do not present any results or proof. There's only a slight chance that it can boost your metabolism, which can speed up the weight loss process. But it won't help you lose weight specifically from the stomach area.
4. Wearing Tummy Tuck can be Effective
You've no doubt seen lots of "tummy trimmer" commercials on television that promise quick results. Let us tell you that the fancy equipment doesn't really work. There's no shortcut to getting rid of belly fat, at least not with this "magic" device. In order to lose weight, exercise and diet are a must.
5. Avoiding Fatty Foods will Help You Lose Belly Fat
Eating fatty foods is not something that causes a big belly. It is the result of unhealthy diet, inactivity, sleeping patterns and other bad lifestyle habits. Just by making changes in each area and practicing healthy lifestyle habits, you'll be able to shed inches off your waistline.