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Written By: Kinkini Gupta | Updated : March 22, 2024 1:13 PM IST
Can Smoking Increase Visceral Fat In The Body? Here Are 5 Ways To Quit Smoking Today
When we do not follow a proper routine, we may face the risk of increased belly fat. Here is the explanation behind it. Belly fat increase may happen due to late night binge-eating, eating excessive amounts of processed foods, sugar, drinking alcohol, staying sedentary and another factor that you may not have known before is smoking. Yes, smoking can too increase weight and lead to belly fat.
A recent study points out that smoking may increase a particular type of belly fat which is linked to serious diseases. Experts say that the particular type of fat is visceral fat. Along with normal fat in the body, smoking may also increase visceral fat which is very risky for your organ health.
The study as published this Thursday in the Journal Addiction and its stated that smoking in any form, be it chain smoking or occasional smoking can risk weight gain and visceral fat. Let us understand what is visceral fat and why it is so dangerous for your health?
Visceral fat is the invisible fat in the body. You may not look like you have belly fat and you may even look lean and without a pot-belly. However, visceral fat is situated near your organs and within the abdomen. Experts say hat 10 percent visceral fat in the body is healthy but more than than can be risky as it may lead to chronic inflammation which in turn leads to chronic and severe diseases. It is linked to type-2 diabetes, heart diseases and other metabolic conditions.
Tobacco-induced belly fat is real and because it risks increase of more visceral fat near the abdomen, your risk of many serios diseases may be high. But, you can take up measures to stop smoking and get healthier:
