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Losing body fat percentage
Belly fat is worse than other fat - Belly fat is the first kind of fat you tend to lose when you lose weight," says Michael Jensen,MD, a Mayo Clinic Endocrinology specialist and Obesity researcher. Whether you're an "apple" shape with excess belly fat, or a "pear" with wide hips and thighs, when you lose weight, you'll most likely lose proportionately more from the abdominal region than elsewhere.
"Ninety-nine percent of people who lose weight will lose it in the abdominal region before anywhere else -- and will lose proportionately more weight from the upper body," says Jensen, also a professor of medicine. And why is that? "visceral fat, the kind tucked deep inside your waistline,is more metabolically active and easier to lose than subcutaneous fat under the skin, especially if you have plenty of it," explains Penn State researcher Penny Kris-Etherton, PHD, RD.
And the more weight you have to lose, the more quickly you're likely to start losing your belly fat, experts say. "people who are significantly overweight may see quicker results in their belly than someone who has less to lose in that area, such as a post menopausal pouch," says Georgia State university nutrition professor, Christine Rosenbloom, PHD, RD. Can whole grains help you lose belly fat or control losing body fat percentage?
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