Visceral fat: What it is | 合法醫療器材資訊網

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Visceral fat is stored in a person’s abdominal cavity and is also known as ‘active fat’ as it influences how hormones function in the body. An excess of visceral fat can, therefore, have potentially dangerous consequences.

Because visceral fat is in the abdominal cavity, it is close to many vital organs, such as the pancreas, liver, and intestines.

The higher the amount of visceral fat a person stores, the more at risk they are for certain health complications, such as type 2 diabetes[1] and heart disease[2].

Imaging scans, such as computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI[4]) scans are the ...