Having a lot of visceral, liver, and muscle fat is a serious metabolic issue, not just a discipline problem, and reducing these types of fat changes how you feel and how your metabolism works, with muscle quality being important for longevity.
Scientific Claim
Excess visceral, liver, and intramuscular fat represent a serious metabolic dysfunction that is not solely due to lack of discipline, and reducing these fat depots improves metabolic function and overall well-being, with muscle quality being a key factor in longevity.
Original Statement
“So if fat loss feels disproportionately hard or your DEXA scan shows you have a lot of visceral fat, it's probably not just a discipline issue. I mean, if you're going this far looking into things, you're probably trying to do a lot of the right things. But visceral fat, liver fat, and muscle fat, like when they're involved, it's a serious thing. I encourage you to watch some of my videos with Dr. Sean Omera when we talk about this. It's a very real thing. And not all fat loss is equal. Like losing belly fat and just the body fat that makes you look good, that's one thing, but reducing the real visceral fat and liver fat, that changes how you feel. That changes how your metabolism functions. And muscle quality is a longevity issue, not a vanity one.”
Context Details
Domain
general-health
Population
human
Subject
excess visceral, liver, and intramuscular fat
Action
represent
Target
a serious metabolic dysfunction that improves with reduction
Intervention Details
Evidence from Studies
Supporting (2)
Saroglitazar improves nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and metabolic health in liver transplant recipients
This study found that a medication called saroglitazar can help improve liver health and overall metabolism in people who have had a liver transplant, which aligns with the idea that reducing excess fat in the liver can improve health.
This study found that a diet high in protein helped people lose more fat and keep more muscle compared to a different diet, which supports the idea that muscle quality is important for overall health.
Contradicting (2)
Effect of D-β-Hydroxybutyric Acid on Body Fat in Japanese Adults: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study
This study found that a certain supplement can help reduce body fat without changing diet or exercise, which might suggest that fat reduction is not solely tied to metabolic dysfunction or muscle quality.
Chronic mirabegron treatment increases human brown fat, HDL cholesterol, and insulin sensitivity.
This study found that a medication can increase a type of fat that helps with metabolism and health, which might suggest that not all fat is bad and some types can be beneficial.