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Your link is about 'belly fat', which is not visceral fat, but rather subcutaneous (under the surface of the skin, as opposed to internally around the organs).
by johnyzee 6y ago
Your link is about 'belly fat', which is not visceral fat, but rather subcutaneous (under the surface of the skin, as opposed to internally around the organs).
Intuitively, it would seem that visceral (internal) fat might affect lung function more, but as the article states, the mechanism of impairment is not clear.
- brailsafe 6y agoSeems like it's both actually, the more pronounced of which is visceral which seems to make up most of a beer belly. https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/womens-health/in-depth/belly-fat/art-20045809 https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/womens-health/i...