Health, Longevity & Biohacking
Visceral Fat Doubles Mortality Risk and Increases Cancer Incidence by 44 Percent
The Mel Robbins Podcast
Your Body Reset: How to Eat & Exercise for a Healthier and Longer Life
"Visceral fat is, it doubles mortality. So people with a high amount of visceral fat die, you know, sooner. So you're talking about double risk mortality. It also increases cancer incidence. So people that are making these inflammatory cytokines, inflammation drives cancer. And so people that have visceral fat have like a 44% higher risk of having cancer."
Dr. Patrick explained that visceral fat, the deep abdominal fat surrounding organs, acts as an endocrine organ producing inflammatory molecules rather than simply storing energy. Unlike subcutaneous fat you can pinch, visceral fat creates chronic immune activation, causes energy crashes and cravings, and significantly increases disease risk including doubling mortality and raising cancer risk by 44 percent.
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The Mel Robbins Podcast