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“Eating a Mediterranean-style diet, which is abundant in polyphenol-rich fruits, vegetables, olive oil, legumes, and nuts, helps reduce abdominal fat, a 2022 study found. People who followed a Mediterranean-style diet supplemented with a polyphenol-rich shake for 18 months lost twice as much abdominal fat as those who consumed a lower-polyphenol diet.”

“This can promote insulin resistance, increase blood sugar production, and strain the pancreas over time. In contrast, subcutaneous fat is better at safely storing excess energy and releases fewer harmful signals, making it less likely to interfere with normal blood sugar control.”

“The men's diets were classified as low fat, low carbohydrate, Mediterranean, or non-restrictive. Men who ate a low fat or Mediterranean diet had lower testosterone levels on average than men who ate a non-restrictive diet.”

“> The high-fat diet, transplant mice also had weaker connections, or synapses, between neurons involved in learning and memory. Mice on a high-fat diet but missing NLRP3 were spared these changes, like mice on a low-fat diet.”

“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.”

“They found that participants with greater muscle strength, bone density, and body fat in their legs were 6% to 25% less likely to develop neurodegenerative diseases. However, those with more body fat in their arms and bellies were 13% to 18% more likely to develop neurodegenerative diseases.”

“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.”

“However, the amount of fat the body absorbs may be more related to the brain than the gut. A recent study in mice found that signals from the brain's vagus nerve regulate fat uptake in the intestine, offering a potential means to moderate obesity.”

“When fat mass increases, leptin levels in the blood also rise, signaling the brain to curb appetite and increase energy use. However, in obesity, the body's sensitivity to leptin is reduced, blunting these regulatory effects.”

“For example, white adipose tissue has been associated with inflammation, and in breast cancer patients, has been associated with worse prognosis. Fat exists both under the skin and deeper inside the body surrounding internal organs (called visceral fat).”