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“Between 5 and 16 years later, the participants underwent detailed testing, including brain and abdominal MRI scans to assess brain structure and fat distribution, along with standard tests of memory and thinking. Participants with more visceral fat generally had lower scores on a test of overall thinking ability, particularly among those with higher brain volume measures.”

“Liver and pancreas fat did not stay reduced. Reductions in visceral fat during the intervention were linked to more favorable markers of insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome severity. Only visceral fat loss showed a clear diabetes risk signal.”

“It is stored in the abdominal cavity close to internal organs such as the liver, pancreas, and intestines. An excess of visceral fat, often referred to as central obesity or abdominal obesity, is commonly associated with an "apple" shape and an increased risk for chronic disease, including dementia.”

“Changes in waist size, subcutaneous fat, liver fat, and pancreatic fat were not clearly related to new type 2 diabetes diagnoses. Unlike most subcutaneous fat, abdominal visceral fat drains through blood vessels that deliver nutrients and signaling molecules directly to the liver.”

“Scientists find that visceral fat, a type of adipose tissue that produces high levels of inflammatory signals known as adipokines, impair learning and memory in mice by setting off an inflammatory cascade mediated by the release of IL-1 beta, which crosses the blood-brain barrier leading to chronic activation of microglia.”

“The accumulation of visceral fat is linked to type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, inflammatory diseases, certain types of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and other obesity-related conditions. Findings from a recent study suggest that not getting enough sleep increases the risk of developing excess visceral fat.”

“Findings from a 2020 study demonstrate that estradiol mitigates the association between visceral fat on cognitive decline. Cognitive decline is characterized by altered brain structural networks and accelerated degeneration with aging.”

“Interestingly, PCB189 exposure and increased visceral fat are associated with type 2 diabetes, potentially providing a mechanistic link between body fat and diabetes risk. Although exposure to persistent organic pollutants is likely unavoidable, some PCBs are excreted in sweat.”

“They found that after three weeks of a high-fat diet, plasmacytoid dendritic cells increased in the blood, liver, spleen, and visceral adipose tissue. The cells were especially abundant in fat-associated lymphoid clusters within the visceral adipose tissue.”

“Visceral fat is also known as abdominal fat and is involved in systemic inflammation through the production of adipokines. Visceral fat is linked to type 2 diabetes, certain types of cancer, heart disease and more.”