www.GreatestGuideForYou.com How To Lose Abdominal Fat “Middle Age Spread” is the term used to describe deposits of fat that begin to appear about our middles as we reach middle age. There are direct links between abdominal fat and Type 2 Diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, some forms of cancer and a variety of organ problems. There are two types of abdominal fat: Subcutaneous, which is the fat that you can grab with your hands and is just under the skin; and visceral, the fat surrounding the intestines and abdominal organs. The latter variety is decidedly more harmful. So there are more reasons than just appearances sake that we should learn how to lose abdominal fat. Fortunately, both types of abdominal fat can be lost easily through dieting and exercise. By altering what we eat and how much we eat, our bodies will begin to burn up the excess adipose deposits. Exercise speeds up our metabolism and develops muscle tissue, each of which contributes to losing both types of abdominal fat. Dieting to Lose Abdominal Fat It is important to note that going on a greatly reduced calorie diet can be counterproductive. Our Paleolithic metabolism responds to calorie reduction by storing more fat because starvation may be imminent. With that in mind, it makes more sense to reduce our intake to between 1800 and 2000 calories, which is slightly below maintenance levels. Make one up for a week or so prior to beginning the fat loss diet, then cut calories accordingly. It is also very …
