WHAT IS BODY FAT


Understanding Body Fat:

  • Our human body is made for survival, it never likes wasting it's precious resources.
  • So, whe

never we eat more calories than our body requires, then our body stores these extra calories as fat for future use.
  • This stored fat can be used by our body, when our body don't have enough food to provide the energy it requires.
  • "Adipose Tissue" is the scientific term for body fat.


Why Body Fat is Essential:

  • Body fat serves several important functions in our human body.
  • While excess body fat can be harmful for our health, but some level of body fat is necessary for various physiological processes in our body.
  • These physiological processes include:
    (i) Energy Storage
    (ii) Organ Protection
    (iii) Hormone Regulation
    (iv) Regulating Glucose and Cholesterol, Etc.
  • Common sources of carbohydrates include: grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes, and sugars.



Types Of Body Fat:

  • There are many types of body fat, but "Subcutaneous Fat" and "Visceral Fat" are two main types of body fat.
  • Subcutaneous fat refers to the fat which is stored under our skin.
  • The majority of our body fat is subcutaneous. It’s the fat that you can squeeze or pinch on your arms, belly, thighs, and buttocks.
  • Visceral fat is stored in your abdominal cavity and it is present around all of your major organs, such as the liver, kidneys, pancreas, intestines, and heart.
  • Visceral fat is the fat which helps our body protect our organs.


How You Can Lose Body Fat:

  • If you want to lose body fat, then you have to stay "Calorie Deficit".
  • You also have to understand that spot reduction of body fat is a myth, and you cannot just lose fat specifically from a body part.
  • If you don't know what staying "calorie deficit" means or if you want to understand in much more detail that "how you can lose body fat".
  • Then do check out my 1st Instagram Post named "WANT TO LOSE BELLY FAT??". There I have explained "how you can lose body fat", in a much more detailed manner.

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