Visceral fat, sounds wicked doesn’t it? It’s the coating of fat that circles the inner organs of your stomach. In layman’s terms it’s your “pot belly” or “beer gut.” Excesses of fat are dangerous contributors for heart disease and Type 2 diabetes.

What causes stomach fat so vital over other types of body fat are the inflammatory molecules that visceral fat creates and goes into the bloodstream. These inflammatory molecules flow through the body and can generate a condition recognized as metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome presents with symptoms like increased blood pressure and reduced HDL cholesterol.

The primary and most usual suggestion to fight metabolic syndrome is to make alterations in lifestyle, namely to decrease calories in the diet and increase activity levels. A recent research by the University of Illinois has shown that exercise only may be simply as effective as the mixture of diet and exercise.

The twelve-week research was done on mice in four divisions: a sedentary control group, a diet-only group, an exercise-only division, and a group that combined a low fat diet combined with exercise. The only significant differences in the visceral fat in the mice at the conclusion of the research were found in the two groups that incorporated exercise. Albeit the exercise-only group maintained a high fat diet, the exercise showed to be enough to decrease the inflammatory abdominal fat.

This is persuading information for people with a “pot belly” who are starting to show symptoms of metabolic syndrome. The exercise series created for the research was at a very unexceptional level. The human equivalent of the exercise would be a 30 to 45 minute stroll five days each week. The equal amount of exercise is recommended by the U.S. Department of Health to decrease the danger of other persistent illnesses.

Health advantages can be reached for many individuals by engaging in physical movement. This study furthers that claim by presenting direct correlation between exercise and reduced abdominal fat. It’s just more evidence that you should set aside time in your life for a bit of physical activity each day.

Jason Myers is a professional writer and he writes mostly about diet and fitness news. He’s also interested in giving diet tips for everyone.

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