The #1 Thing Stopping You From Losing Belly Fat - How To Lose It Effectively - Dr. Mark Hyman

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Episode 894
The Doctor's Farmacy

The #1 Thing Stopping You From Losing Belly Fat – How To Lose It Effectively

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Carrying excess weight around your midsection can be frustrating, especially if you maintain a healthy diet and exercise regularly. Yet, millions of people worldwide struggle with their weight.

It is crucial to understand that belly fat is more than just a layer under your clothes. It is an active endocrine organ that secretes pro-inflammatory cytokines throughout the body, contributing to our risk for chronic diseases.

It’s important to recognize that this is not a reflection of personal failure. Our modern-day lifestyles are overloaded with stress, environmental toxins, and convenience foods that actively work against us. In today’s ep, we will explore visceral fat (aka belly fat), the factors that contribute to it, and how to address it using the principles of Functional Medicine effectively.

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I hope you enjoyed this conversation as much as I did. Wishing you health and happiness,
Mark Hyman, MD
Mark Hyman, MD

In this episode, you will learn:

  1. Understanding belly fat and obesity
    (2:51)
  2. The role of diet and lifestyle in the accumulation of belly fat
    (10:48)
  3. The impact of sleep, alcohol, and stress on weight gain
    (19:14)
  4. What are obesogens, and how do they make us gain weight?
    (21:44)
  5. Health risks associated with visceral fat and belly fat
    (23:05)
  6. Where does conventional medicine miss the mark?
    (24:14)
  7. Functional medicine's approach to assessing and addressing visceral fat
    (26:38)
  8. Dietary and lifestyle changes to reduce visceral fat
    (30:52)

Show Notes

  1. Contribution of ultra-processed foods in visceral fat deposition and other adiposity indicators: Prospective analysis nested in the PREDIMED-Plus trial (Clinical Nutrition)
  2. Ultra-Processed Diets Cause Excess Calorie Intake and Weight Gain: An Inpatient Randomized Controlled Trial of Ad Libitum Food Intake (Cell Metabolism)
  3. Whole- and refined-grain intakes are differentially associated with abdominal visceral and subcutaneous adiposity in healthy adults: the Framingham Heart Study (The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
  4. Association of daily sitting time and leisure-time physical activity with body fat among U.S. adults (Journal of Sport and Health Science)
  5. Effects of Experimental Sleep Restriction on Energy Intake, Energy Expenditure, and Visceral Obesity (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)
  6. Association of Alcohol Consumption With Fat Deposition in a Community-Based Sample of Japanese Men: The Shiga Epidemiological Study of Subclinical Atherosclerosis (SESSA) (Journal of Epidemiology)
  7. Relationship of abdominal obesity with alcohol consumption at population scale (European Journal of Nutrition)
  8. Environmental Obesogens: Mechanisms and Controversies (Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology)
  9. Larger Belly In Mid-life Increases Risk Of Dementia, Study Suggests (Science Daily)
  10. Body mass index, waist circumference, and risk of coronary heart disease: a prospective study among men and women (Obesity Research in Clinical Practice)
  11. Definition & Facts of NAFLD & NASH in Children (NIDDK)
  12. Greater Loss of Central Adiposity from Low-Carbohydrate versus Low-Fat Diet in Middle-Aged Adults with Overweight and Obesity (Nutrients)
  13. Effects of diet macronutrient composition on body composition and fat distribution during weight maintenance and weight loss (Obesity)

If you are looking for personalized medical support, we highly recommend contacting Dr. Hyman’s UltraWellness Center in Lenox, Massachusetts today.

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