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See the second half of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bav_IBsuXEM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bav_IBsuXEM Visceral fat is literally enclosing
by meindnoch 2y ago
See the second half of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bav_IBsuXEM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bav_IBsuXEM
Visceral fat is literally enclosing the intestines, major blood vessels, organs, etc. of the abdomen.
Nevertheless, it is possible to surgically remove this sheet of fat that's covering your organs, it's called an omentectomy. But it's a big surgery, and done only in case of cancer, not for weight loss. That is, in humans: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29367725/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29367725/