The Scary Truth About Visceral Body Fat
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The Scary Truth About Visceral Body Fat
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In this video, Justin from the Institute of Human Anatomy discusses the differences between subcutaneous fat and visceral fat, how to measure them, and why visceral fat is so incredibly dangerous.
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Video Timeline
00:00 - 00:34 Intro
00:35 - 01:09 Types of Body Fat
01:10 - 03:44 Measuring Body Composition
03:45 - 07:51 Body Mass Index
07:52 - 10:32 What Is Visceral Fat?
10:33 - 11:57 How Can Visceral Fat Be Dangerous?
11:58 - 12:36 Waist to Hip Ratio
12:37 - 14:11 Putting It All Together
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The most common heart failure is cholesterol building up in the vains of the right side of the heart causing blockages .but to get to the right side of the heart cholesterol would have to go back
Through the lungs . Even if cholesterol can go straight through some tissues. Cholesterol should build up in the lungs before the right side of the heart
You guys should do a video on lipohypertrophy and the importance of changing injection sites for diabetes.
do you have a video on hemoglobin? I’m a long distance runner who has dipped in and out of iron deficiency a few times and I would love to learn about the specifics of how it ties in
Do you think you can do a video explaining how much nutrition matters? I know its broad but maybe you could distill it
Well my height isn't on the chart I'm under five foot on but yes I am over weight I take antidepressants my weight goes up and down I wasn't on the meds I'd probably loose weight drastically
Shoutout to all the people who donated their body for videos like this. They may not know it, but it’s helping others take care of themselves by knowing what each body part is, what it does, & how to take care of it. 💯
Agreed, good point.
i like the concept of a shoutout to dead people :^)
but yeah, donating your body for science is respectable
Facts this is why I want to donate my body if possible. (They don't just take anyBODY) LOL
Unfortunately I'll have to donate my body to science fiction. (Steven Wright credit.)
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I started working out at 238 last March and my BMI was 39. Something
Today at 210 my BMI is 34.9. Still TECHNICALLY obese but getting there!
You can do it!! 🎉
Consistency is key! Keep up the good work!
Keep up the good work. Stay encouraged.
Keep on going! I'm in the same boat as you and still *technically* overweight but slimming down as well. We can do it 💪
@@ann_banan13 you got this babe!!
Who here keeps pinching their tummy while watching this?
Not me, atleast so far.
Edit: I didn't sooo...
*"WE WIN DOESSSS"* -A ABSOLUTE KING A HE IS A LEGEND.
I'm poking my current gf's jiggly as she thinks I'm being cute SMFH..been trying to hint for her to lose 30lbs so she can be at her healthy range for age and height... If she don't get the hints, I'm bouncing 😔.... One last sesh definitely 1st
@@purge2--u--nite342 bruhhh 😂
@@purge2--u--nite342 tbh if she's unhealthy you should probably be honest and tell her you're concerned about her health instead of just trying to hint at it.
Me!
To anyone struggling here, just remember, it must be like brushing your teeth, no ifs ands or buts about it, consistently walking every day
Making it a consistent habit is probably one of the hardest things to do if that's never been your normal default mode.
The environment around the home/place of employment and climate make a huge difference too though, lived in a few places and not being surrounded by only buildings and noisy cars sure helps stimulate wanting to leave the house.
Getting a treadmill at home also helped a lot, it's not fun to use but it was a big help in regaining some mobility before the total hip replacement and later to stick to exercise every day afterwards even during rainy/cold/stormy weather. Doesn't really matter what it is, but if there's space for it some easy to use piece of exercise equipment at home can be great to integrate into regular habits.
Another long term option that can make a big difference is if you can safely replace a car/public transport commute with something else like going by bicycle or even walking if it's a short distance. But that has some prerequisites like safe infrastructure and a "reasonable" distance. I'd probably find it acceptable up to 15 km myself and wouldn't want to do that if I had to share the road with cars going over 30 km/h. With my current 8 km commute it's kinda funny that during typical early morning traffic my trip to the office is only 4 minutes longer than if I'd have gone by car which I don't have simply due to the very slow moving traffic on the main road while the bike paths are not impeded.
I would say making it consistent is the easiest part. I started by going to the gym every day for 30 days. Even on my rest days, even on the days I didn’t want to work out. I just walked in. Looked around and walked out. After that month it started feeling weird when I wasn’t going to the gym. If you don’t have gym, start with cardio. Put on your running gear every day, even if it’s just to walk to the mailbox or got to the end of the road and back. It’s all about getting into a habit. Once you have the gear one, once you’re at the gym, once the habit is built. You will show up and think “well I might as well work out” or “well I might as well run a couple blocks”.
@@gabrielpetersen8528🙌🏻👍🏻
See... that implies I don't struggle with the first bit 🥲
My issue is i have been getting 10-15k steps per day, plus 5 days of weight training for the last 2 years and have lost zero belly fat. I track calories and macros as well. 47 yoa and 158 pounds
I had to laugh at 9:50 when you just casually pull out a human kidney. "Well, we can't see the kidneys on this cadaver, so we will use my personal pocket kidney as a demonstration. (They're very trendy these days!)"
Ha ha, I laughed in my head too. It was unexpected but funny. That was cool, Justin. And good job, well done!
There's a sounds just before he pulls that out. I imagined that he just ripped it out of another cadaver that, for one reason or another, didn't need that kidney anymore.
I've been swimming and weightlifting for a year or so now and have dropped from decently into the 200s to ~180. I still have some pesky fat in the abdomen area but its key to tell myself to just keep going. A big motivator for me is telling myself that skipping out will just delay my wanted progress. Thanks for the educational videos!
Keep the ball rolling! You are an inspiration!
I believe we prime our bodies by our lifestyles, so sometimes we had out-of-shape bodies over a long period of time. It takes time to reshape your body and train your body to not store that excess fat. Good mindset... keep on going! You're creating a new and better You!
Keep going. You’re doing your body good and practicing discipline as well. 💪🏽
Try a small calorie deficit method to be incorporated into your diet. Unless you are a plant-based eater, you should have no problem shedding those abdominal fats. Macros and calorie tracking can be quite tedious to start off, but once you get the hang of it, it will stay with your subconscious mind for a long time and for good reason :)
@Maninfurnace Exactly. Starting something can be overwhelming or confusing at times, but it becomes more familiar over time. Habits don't take so much conscious thinking because they are automatic responses. Knowledge will always serve you well.
i'm allergic to BMI. I'm a fitness trainer who is short and extremely busty, and in Sweden BMI is seen as the absolute measure of someone's health. I, for example, am not allowed by breast reduction surgery because my BMI is above 25, regardless of the fact that the 2kg which shoot me above 25 is exactly how much by breasts weigh. the ones that make my body not average and that i want gone.
I understand that BMI is a good *tool* but to have an entire country's medical system hold onto it and treat it as absolute has just made me want to ditch the whole thing altogether.
Wow
Dont!
My BMI is touching the highest limit of overweight range, but other people consider me as slim. I am a man doing sport for fun and meeting friends. In my book BMI is just a number which can give girls serious nightmares, it should be banned. BTW > where i can find your photos ?
BMI was designed for populations of people, not individuals. It's damn near useless for anyone in your position or someone that carries a lot of muscle.
I'm disappointed in Sweden if this is the case. There is no excuse not to use methods such as pinch testing to gauge body fat in this day & age.
@@GlasgowCelticBhoy Exactly this. It's unbelievable that health care policy would not take into consideration individual variability. BMI can be used as a guide for individuals, but it should never be the defining metric.
I've been tracking my calories and body weight daily for about 8 months or so now, and last month I finally hit the point where my waist circumference was less than my hips. Dropped all the way from 265 lbs down to 220 lbs. I feel lighter, more energetic, and more in control of my diet, and people comment that I don't look fat, but my BMI is still sitting around 34, making me still obese, and I still have visible fat and bulges around my midsection. My target weight goal is 190 lbs, but that still puts me at a BMI of around 30. So, I would still be considered borderline obese, but last time I was at that weight I had a 6-pack. I like this idea of the waist-to-hip ratio and will incorporate it into my plan, since BMI doesn't work for me and accurate body fat measurement techniques still seem to be out of my grasp.
My dude, if you have a 6-pack and a BMI of 30 at 190, that makes you a 5'6" muscle mass monster. You're good. If you have a somewhat visible 6-pack (not a shredded 6-pack, just a somewhat visible one), you're without a doubt within healthy weight limits.
Definitely try to get your fat percentage measured. It’s probably a lot lower than you think.
@@AndreiH1605 the only problem is that it can prevent organ donation or other surgeries that one may wish for and other things like that if BMI is the only thing they base health and fat deposits on. I won't be able to donate my uterus unless I look borderline anorexic because of how short I am. I don't think that's healthy.
@@beanoptodon the thing is, overall health assessments required for organ donation are absolutely not based on BMI, much less on BMI alone. It's just a factor out of many - personal medical history, family medical history, tests for infectious diseases and so forth. The exact numbers depend on the country, but in general, BMI is not a determining factor unless you are in the extreme range, that is, under 18 or over 35. This is valid both for the donor and for the recipient, particularly in cases such as kidney transplants from a live donor. As for post-mortem transplants, BMI is much less of a concern. They will look at your organs directly and assess whether they are viable for transplant. Visceral fat is immediately evident once you open someone up lol.
@@beanoptodonI’ve never heard of uterus donation.
Can we all just take a moment to appreciate the unknown individuals who were kind enough to donate their bodies to science. 🙏🙏🙏
My body is sacred until I'm done using it. Unless I donate it, and then it's still sacred until it is no longer of use to anyone.
I used to be in the normal category but due to university stress and Covid, I started gaining and stress eating. I'm overweight now with a BMI of 26.5. I have stopped snacking completely and have started getting 8000 steps a day and running twice a week, hoping to dip below 25 in BMI by the end of the summer.
I wish everyone out there luck with their excercises and hope yall stay healthy!
Sugar, alcohol, simple carbs, stress all can really do serious damage.
@@coltrxne2154 I’m aware dw, and I’m doing it more for my long term health than to lose weight, but weight I feel is the best measurement of how I’m doing
Lift some weight, build a little muscle. And don't get caught up on weight, it's simply one metric to measure progress
@@coltrxne2154especially for people that lift. 180 @ 25% bf will look vastly different to someone that's 180 @ 15% bf but have the same BMI despite one being clearly healthier.
@@holdenmizack Strength training and eating real food. Fk the scale.
Or, buy a good chainsaw and lop of a limb.*
(* side effects may be severe)
I have been trying to take my health a lot more serious in the last year. Lost 80lbs so far and also working on muscle building now. I turn 40 this year and wish I took my health serious over a decade ago.
That is amazing - you should be proud of your progress. Best of luck in staying committed- it is hard!
@@T-rick I am actually very proud that I finally took charge and made change and I plan to keep working on it, just added more gym equipment at home this last week. Finally just doing it was the hard part, now I actually enjoy it.
Good job! I hope that you are still doing well.
I find THIS CHANNEL to be the most informative and important information presented on CZcams. Thank you for all you do and share!
Obesity is a very serious issue
People try to normalize it, I'm not saying that you should feel inferior bcuz of Obesity or u should harass or troll people, but it should be seen as a problem to be solved. Ones should care about their bodies and health. I've seen especially on yt and tiktok who say being obese is 'good'. That is bs.
The fat acceptance movement is killing young people, encouraging them to gain more weight to "nourish" their bodies. It's so, so dangerous.
Tell that to all the dum simps encouraging them heavty chicks to shake it on OF.... Society is DUNSKI and the dum dums that follow it.
Preach
and then if you suggest them to actually consider be more healthy and thin down for health reasons and all that, they'll call you "fatphobic"
bruh
@@MrMexc yea man 😅
I started exercising, getting into shape, drinking water instead of soda and losing body. Went down 4 dress sizes and was in the shape and fitness level I had been since I was 14! However my weight went up and therefore my BMI went up as well. Aside from when I've been pregnant I weighed the most I ever had in my life with a BMI I thought I'd never have. Why did this happen? Because as I was losing fat, I was gaining muscle mass. This is why I never go off weight/BMI to tell if I'm healthy/ fit or not.
BMI is only usefull as a tool in statistics. For individuals it can be used as an estimate only as long as said individual's body is average (compared to the population BMI was designed for). Otherwise we can reduce it to absurdity where an overweight person with a missing leg will be considered underweight and told to eat more XD
Doctors insist I can't possibly be unhealthy because my BMI is somehow normal (I believe there is some kind of horrible internal swelling that makes my stomach appear massive despite having no nutrition at all); I have essentially zero body fat and nearly pass out every single day since I was born. It's bad no matter which end you're at
@@reidleblanc3140 if you actually had 0 body fat you'd be dead
@@reidleblanc3140 I had this same problem for a long time; bone broth helped me so much and a good quality probiotic, as well as drinking one smoothie per day to get vitamins antioxidants and protein. Drink the bone broth on empty stomach at night and in morning before eating. Add a scoop of high quality protein powder to the smoothie. I hope you feel better.
@@batswing4473 you wouldn't die, but you wouldn't exactly be far from death.
I'd really like to hear your thoughts on the Army's calculation methods for determining body fat. They have a formula which uses the circumference measurements from your neck and waist for males, and neck, waist, and hips for females.
Interesting. We'll have to look more into it!
As someone who was in the Army from 2000-2007, their method is crap. I've seen plenty of buff dudes labeled as "obese" and subject to being flagged as overweight and ineligible for awards or promotions. Common sense would have cleared those issues up immediately, but the government doesn't have a good track record of using common sense.
Yes!! When I go shopping I measure my jeans around my neck and it is alway right!!
My gym bro was built like a house and had visible abs. Yet he would always get taped because he was "Overweight" according the the Marine Corps height and weight standards. It was ridiculous but he was a genetic freak.
@@Loveworldalwayshow does this work? Very interesting,
So I always thought of the intestines as sort of floating around inside ur abdomen and I always wondered why/how they stayed in place. I just assumed whatever cavity they were in wasn't too roomy I guess. I have never seen anything before now to debunk that, including seeing an animal cut open and the intestines spilling out. I had no idea they were attached to a sort of fibrous apron 🤯
If you have to get a surgery, one of the things they do is flip the intestines up to get them out of the way!
I am from a third world country so we use the intestines of animals for food, I probably had a basic idea of how my insides were just by killing and butchering a chicken
I appreciate your channel as many of your videos are appropriate and simple to understand so that my young teen is using a part of her homeschool education as a resource. I often learn a new thing or two. 😊
Love to hear this!
@@theanatomylab please discuss how BMI equations vary by race because a lot of pregnant non-white women are given incorrect information based on the white women's BMI equation.
Be careful, there’s some simple mistakes in here, like his definition of BMI
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Thank you for the informative information
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Great video! I Also thought you were going to point out the excessive visceral fat in the cadaver! It could have been very helpful and amazing to watch! Thank you so much for a great explanation as usual!
Awesome video. Thank you for bringing awareness of what's healthy and not healthy about body fat. Gonna use it for my forever-dieting friends to cheer them up
I'm 175 lbs at 5'8, it's important to get other statistics before calling yourself unhealthy, BMI does not necessarily work for certain individuals but it's genuinely a good rule of thumb, make sure to get proper exercise as well as a healthy diet
I’m 5’9 or 174cm and weight 178lbs I wanna get down to 170 sir any clues ?
@@SerPapus you could run in 2 or 3 layers of clothes, you'll lose a lot of weight via sweat, for long term weight loss I would recommend high intensity workouts
@@SerPapus calorie deficits will also help with weight loss, eat close to 1500 calories per day, make sure to continously track BMI so you can stay within a "healthy" range
@@Daniel-mm8yb b.s.
I love this video! Thank you for making it! I love seeing it from the cadavers point of view. Many thanks to the people who choose to let themselves become vital information for us to learn from today 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
I really love your teaching, you not only educate for health but you remove that bit of mystery Im always curious about behind my skin. It’s so neat! If I had more confidence, I’d a been a scientist.
Still study every day, so thank you for your expertise!
If you're looking to measure your own body fat, the US navy method is the easiest and the most effective among the ones you can do yourself. Skinfold caliper is very difficult to do especially if you have visceral belly fat. The US navy method just requires two tape measurements for men (chest and waist around the navel) and three for women, and gives you an almost DEXA-level accurate reading. It doesn't get the love it deserves
Isn't it waist and neck instead of chest?
I ❤ this channel! It’s so INFORMATIVE and I love actually seeing the real thing as opposed to drawings. Can you do a video on Inguinal hernias or hernias in general. Thanks 🙏🏼 😊
I wish we saw the anatomy more instead of a dude yapping and stock footage.
Thank you for all the great information you provide for free! Love this channel.
actually it's misinformation ..
Just checking in to see the rebuttals
"@ ker der" gets . . . 😅
@@kerder8660 do point out which part exactly is misinformation, I am so curious!
@@AndreiH1605 it's gonna cost u 60 mln swiss franks plus 60 thousands of same franks every month for the rest of my life..hehehe & im not kidding ... it's basically the whole new view on what we called medicine..& it's understanding ... long story that's y the cost..
@@kerder8660 weak arguments. Invalid
These have got to be the best videos about health and well being. My "BMI" is 29.9 and now that I have a better understanding it's time to do something about the belly fat. Thanks for some great info! Cheers.
I always enjoy these videos! Knowledge is power and nothing is better than understanding how your own body works!
I have stated getting DEXA scans to keep track of my fat/muscle/bone mass as I get my fitness back on track and age. First scan was good, bone density is super high, and fat percentage on the upper limit (thought it would be worse), and that was at my lowest conditioning due to best rest, multiple surgeries etc. Looking forward to my follow up to see how my fitness has changed my body composition
I get DXA scans too! They're so fascinating. Been tracking my progress as a bodybuilder with these. Plus progress pics too and measurements.
As i told s.o. else: exercising is NOT reducing fat mass. It is eating habits you have to adjust: What, when and how much!
tip: head over to DeLauers channel and enjoy!
This is the best channel on CZcams! Love this content! Thank you so much! 👍🙏
I love these videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Great video. It explains a lot, especially the difference between subcutaneous fat and visceral fat. I was able to reverse type 2 diabetes by losing excess fat.
You were probably technically pre-diabetic because type 2 diabetes is irreversible. Pre-diabetes is the danger zone but still reversible
I get a DXA scan at least twice a year. It's worth it to me. The radiation dose is extremely low. If you go to a university lab they often times have DXA available to the general public for $50 or less.
You guys are awesome, hope all is well with you and your families!
These video are always so informative and interesting.
It always makes me feel super weird because I'm a competitive aerialist acrobat and lifter, and so I'm one of the ones classified as obese by BMI. It drives me absolutely insane because our culture is so hyper focused on whether number is big or not, and so much of our value as women is so emphasized as number being small. As a biochemist, I know that I'm healthy, but the societal pressures to be petite are insane and drive a lot of enormous problems and makes me feel anxious about my weight. These problems can be exacerbated by a lot of the clinical community because health problems many women face are often dismissed by providers just telling us to lose weight, even if the problems we're having aren't tied to it. Tracking BMI is better than nothing, but it's only useful relative to YOURSELF and where YOU are healthy at, and it drives me absolutely insane that some bare bones statistic has such a stranglehold on what we determine what healthy can look like. You have great points about the effects of visceral fat and why we should be careful about it, but man BMI is not even the bare minimum as far as many people are concerned when it comes to getting a picture of overall health.
Nobody is asking your BMI. Your physique will speak for itself!
Nah BMI is really good. my BMI is 22 ish at around 9% bodyfat, the overwhelming majority of adults aren't like me nor you.
They also like to ignore the fact that mortality curves consistently show that the lowest mortality is around the upper "normal" and lower "overweight" number. People with a BMI in the lower 20s are not healthier or likely to live longer than those in the 25-29 range.
the BMI thing was a study on people who'd just been through a famine.
How do you know where your body is healthy? I don't know about you, but I'm pretty sure that if I crossed over into pre-diabetes, I wouldn't be able to count on getting a feeling from my body to warn me that it happened.
Time to talk about stretchy skin after weight loss or pregnancy. I had three kids and after the last one it just didn’t go back and now I feel like I’m carrying fat around my waist despite great exercise and dieting.
yep you cant fix that, my advice would be to focus on weight lifting, so that your muscles become bigger, and your skin doesnt sag as much, it worked for me, im a male tho, so I can build muscle easier, but still it helps, I went from 96kg (no muscle whatsoever) to 63kg (still barely any muscle) to 85kg pure lean contractile tissue, now im at 100kg both muscle and fat, im taking care of that tho hehe, im going off topic, but yeah just fo weightlifting, do a simple push pull legs or a full body routine
@@thelazerproject Weight lift four times a week and do triathalons and have done for ten years. This fluffy tummy is not going away. You know when you stretch a balloon out enough and then let the air escape and the balloon can never go back to what it was before. Yeah, that's what it feels like.
@@meganhirschi6248 I literally said “you cant fix that”
Yes you did. I was supporting that particular statement with my n=1 experience. Glad your weightlifting helps keep you toned.
@@meganhirschi6248 I still have some lose skin left :/, but its better than when I was 63kg
Thanks Justin ! Always interesting to watch x
Impressively presented Justin!
The only thing I track are my measurements and how comfortable my clothes are (I hate tight-fitting clothes). During COVID, I became pre-diabetic with high BP: I had tried many diets in a couple of years previous to that - I knew I was starting to have problems. My GP suggested I look into low carb diets. I managed to lose 16kg, 30cm from my waist and 2.5 Australian dress sizes in 3 months whilst hubby was away interstate - it was great when he came back and discovered he could touch each elbow whilst hugging me! I am only half a dress size from my wedding dress of 23 years ago!
Those are both fantastic metrics to track!
Awesome!😊
I'm glad you brought up BMI calculators. I had a heavy drinking problem for about five years (I could drink an entire handle of alcohol in a few hours and I'd still want more). I finally managed get rid of the urges, but what it had done to me took its toll on my self esteem. I was barely over 130lbs since I'd graduated but after years of alcohol I was pushing 200. I've been fighting weight loss for a year now and I'm down to roughly 160. It's still a lot more than I ever used to weigh, and its plateaued. You mentioned those calculators and I looked some up, now it feels like a massive weight is off my shoulders because I'm firmly sitting in the middle of average weight. I was underweight all those years, and now i know I'm just normal and i dont have to keep pushing. I dont know, it was a huge boost in confidence to just be normal😅
Congrats!
That was an excellent video, your knowledge is amazing
Great video. Thanks for sharing!
I was just texting in my smart phone, about my weight loss and you popped up. Not suspicious at all. Have a great day everyone.
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The two tools I used when measuring my body fat and deciding I needed to lose weight were:
-a mirror
-my eyes
What a great video! Thank you.
I am really loving this channel!
Could you please work on videos about: stress?
which systems are impacted, how does stress reflects at head, lungs, stomach, intestines... etc.
Some of the biggest issues I have about BMI is because of it insurance premiums use it to increase cost to people that are not actually obese. But apparently I am part of the 10 to 20% that is classified as obese, even though I am low in overall body fat.
Very informative. Thanks once again.
Thank you so much... The way you explain us... easy to understand
The question is, what is the best way to get rid of visceral fat? I have searched many times, and it always seems to be someone pitching their miracle cure product, or some wonky diet plan. I've had a pot belly (not just a little pooch of fat) my entire life. It has never gone away no matter what I have tried. I'm about ready to have it all just sucked out via liposuction. :(
There’s no secret or trick to it. It’s no different than any other type of fat loss - a caloric deficit. Your body will adjust accordingly in most cases, so if your overall body fat percentage dips down, so will your visceral fat.
Drink more water and do 16 hour fasts the belly will be gone mate
@@saqib7965 yeah intermittent fasting really works. I recommend everybody should try it at least once. You need to do 3-4 weeks to see any meaningful result
You're not going to magically see abs but you will burn a lot of excess fat weight
@jackjones4824just depends on the person, fasting works for some, a regular caloric deficit for others. However intermittent fasting for obese people especially shouldn’t be that hard, at least when your body will start to use your fat as fuel you shouldn’t really feel hungry from my experience at least. As long as you do it correctly and eat properly during the 8 hour period or however long you do your intermittent fasts it should be fine. You get used to it
Fasting
Thanks for the science!
Everyone should be the best version of themselves, regardless of weight.
My take away would be, eat as healthy as possible, get out and walk, move, don't sit around, go out and do something.
Most people know what they are doing wrong with their own health.
Strive to create a better You! I agree. It takes self-awareness to change habits and experimenting with what works best for oneself. No one can skip out on proper sleep, fitness, nutrition. Keep moving!
You mean they should get to a better weight; To be healthier. Regardless of the starting point.
@@Mo9kh
Please don't assume to tell me what I mean.
I mean a healthy weight.
If someone is eating crap, they know it.
If someone never walks past the mailbox, they know it.
If you leave a pair of garden shears, out in the rain, they will rust up and will not, ever, be able to be used like they were when they were new.
Same with life .
@@Mo9kh
If your response was benign, then the answer is yes.
Get to a healthy weight for you.
@@raygross1931 accountability. That's your point. Stop with all the waffle
Great information. Thank you
I don't really keep track of many measurements all that seriously, but I have noticed that since being able to be more active again a couple of my old non-elastic shorts started fitting comfortable again. They would feel slightly restrictive in the end when mobility was restricted due to hip issues and might require a belt sometime soon.
I somewhat try to eat a healthy and varied diet, can be a bit hard to stay motivated for that at times. And I get enough encouragement to stay active enough because if I don't I'll get a reminder of more discomfort/painful episodes from my chronic lower back issues, don't think I'd put up with 3 visits to the gym each week otherwise. Initially before the total hip replacement I noticed good improvement mostly in upper body stuff and the back being less sensitive to things that would otherwise hurt. Post surgery I suspect it helped speed up the recovery, the left leg went from looking skinny to looking similar somewhere between 6-9 months post-surgery and the muscles are now finally also almost equally strong in all but one direction.
This habit of the last 2 years and when the weather allows it mostly moving around by walking or bicycle doesn't really have me worried too much. It's somehow also easier to stick to eating better too when physically and mentally feeling better again. Being limited in your options and pretty much stuck at home rarely inspired the best choices in me.
BMI is totally useless for me. I’m 6’4” and according to BMI I was still overweight when I was going through a terrible staph infection (and 6 major surgeries because of it) I was on deaths door after 4 months in hospitals and had lost a very large amount of weight. I was still obese according to BMI while my rib bones and spine were showing and was at a weight I hadn’t been at since I was in middle school and 5 inches shorter.
I'm 183cm and 104kg, and my BMI goes 31.1
Still, my hip to waist ratio is 0.83.
However, I'm a very wide male, and my body isn't visually obese, just some fat here and there.
It just shows to me how BMI is not really all that reliable, but I suppose it's better than nothing.
Boy I learned a lot. Thankyou so much! ❤
Correction at 4:15 in speech: Height in meters SQUARED. Appreciate the channel team, keep up the great work!
hi...thanks for video, i always learn so much from this channel...im curious to know how hip/waist ratio tells less risk. im not understanding why this is used...tfs:)
Greay video! I'm exited for the brownfat video.
Love your channel!
Well needed reality check for me thank you kind sir
Love your channel and the info you provide. I wonder what happens when someone gets liposuction to eliminate fat. Does it really help when you have a high BMI, or does it cause harm to the body and doesn’t help to reduce BMI?
Liposuction is a purely cosmetic procedure for removing a minimal amount of fat to create a different shape. It's also a potentially dangerous procedure and doctors will not even perform it on people who are overweight.
Liposuction is only used for subcutaneous fat, not visceral fat.
My complaint or thing I've noticed with the BMI is that it can't account for people 6'ish and under with larger muscle mass. Other then that most people seem to fit in pretty well.
He brings this up, this is also true for shorter folks with a lot of muscle mass.
BMI is a general index that's really good if you aren't a trained athlete/body builder/fitness enthusiast. My own BMI reads me at 30 (so obese) but my bioelectrical imoedence test quickly shows that I have a very low amount of visceral fat and high muscle mass
It's because it was based on the Dutch population in the early 1800s. People were a lot more malnourished back then and that northern germanic population is very tall. So both of its assumptions of what is a "normal" height and what is a "normal" weight are off. It collapses the farther you deviate from the original population and time period. It does okay in the modern dutch population but its next to useless in Malaysia for example.
@@tailsofpearls Dutch people are west Germanic
Even at 6 foot, im not far off from "obese" at my peak weight and ive got a little bit of abs poking thru. Its so inaccurate
@@tailsofpearls That could not be farther from the truth. BMI has been updated numerous times, as recently as early 2000's. People are getting heavier but it's not healthier. You are perfectly nourished at a normal BMI.
Very informative, Thank you.
Thank you so much for the knowledge.. I just need to know more about how to avoid visceral fat?
I bought a scale that measures everything from visceral to bone density and calculates metabolic rate and age… best purchase ever!
I don’t obsessively track, but it’s a great way to get a sneak-peak at what is going on with my body and how any shifts in my lifestyle effect me over time.
Little rant over, love my scale. 😂❤
I am going to have a DEXA scan soon to assess my bone density and check out for any osteoporosis. Yes I was told it is low dose radiation and it is very affordable. Never knew it can actually check fats percentage. Not sure if that will come out in the lab report but I am going to ask! MRI is super expensive costs a thousand or so and we do not get subsidized unless there is some good medical reason to do it.
I had a DEXA scan done about a year ago to establish a baseline set of measurements after a particular diagnosis. The standard report from the hospital to my GP here at home only mentioned a T and Z score for both spine (L1-L4) and the right femur. Doesn't mention anything about body fat, but maybe as mentioned in the video it's not designed for that so one might have to combine it with some other things like height and mass.
I wouldn't be surprised if it won't be included on the report by default but it sure wouldn't hurt to ask the technician or someone else involved in the process nicely if you're interested in the results.
I've also had a short MRI done of just the lower spine and the DEXA scan much earlier both on instruction of my rheumatologist. Your cost remark made me curious about what each procedure costs but the digital overview of my insurer is very unhelpful. I looked through what my insurer was billed for those and they're both about 650 euro. But they are both grouped with some other activities and the one with a DEXA scan also included the twice a year fairly long session that includes various measurements, going over the various issues I did or didn't have, etc. While the one with MRI had only a short consult with the rheumatologist and some basic blood tests. Hard to get a good idea of what each individual thing cost this way when it's bundled for all activities related to that hospital visit other than the MRI was more expensive.
The place that does my bone density scan only does bone density tests. I was diagnosed with osteopenia two year ago. I was given no other information. I was told the machine wasn't set up for other types of tests. I have another test in less than a week to see if doing weight bearing exercise and taking supplements has helped.
I find this channel so interesting because you have interesting hooks for Vid titles and thumbnails and then you give a healthy dose of anatomical science with references!
Also using sex @12:45 to refer to the 2 Main sexes instead of gender very cool to hear.
Very interesting video. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it
Now if someone who knew how the brain works can figure out how to stimulate the part that controls focus and motivation would be great. We all know we should be healthy and what not but when you’re stuck in depression, nothing motivates you. We know the benefits and appreciate them, but if the part of the brain that controls focus and motivation is inoperative, it has a cascade effect on other things. Apparently exercise is supposed to help with mental health but people like me, physical activity is painful.
Then try to use discipline, or try to think of why you should do it and why it’s beneficial to you and do your best to use it as your motivation. Discipline is the most important though, it’s not easy but when you actually get into the gym or whatever you are trying to do then it will get easier. Look at it like it’s part of your routine.
Also do you know if there’s a reason for why you lack motivation or for your depression? Like could it be some medical reason for it that could be why?
Wow! I've been freaking out the past year about hitting the 160 marker and frustrated why no matter what I do I can't seem to drop past it. Looking at the BMI chart makes me feel a whole lot better. For me fitness isn't about the number as it is about sustaining my physical abilities longer. Thanks for the video! Also, should I drink my coffee before my morning jog or after? My brain is telling me I should wait, but my body says we don't go until I have it. 😂
Thank you for this super useful information.
Do you have any videos on hormones in women and how to measure them pre and post menopause?
Thank you for Turkish subtitles i love this channel
I am considered "skinny fat" because I'm thin, but not in fit shape. I made a plan to start my fitness journey, bought some lifting shoes, and I know I have to make sacrifices to incorporate a healthy, daily lifestyle. I was lazy and sluggish while I was depressed. Now I'm repeating "Up. Lifted. Move." Fight against gravity, lack of form, and staying stagnant. Health starts from the inside and shows on the outside.
Keep going 👍
Well I’m healthy obese and is skinny fat a real thing
After 30 years of living an unhealthy lifestyle because I simply did not care for life I'm finally trying to improve myself. I, as of the posting of this video, have a BMI of 60. I will be posting yearly updates as a reply. If you don't hear from me then I'm probably dead.
Best of luck!
60? So bigger than nickado avacado yeah get healthier your not healthy like that
It's been one day. Everything 's good? D:
Can't wait to hear from you!!! :(
What's the update?
Great content thank you.
looking forward for the vid on brown adipose tissue
I wish people in general would talk more about the risks of being underweight, especially in children
@@dontlookdown5565 How does that address the risks of being underweight? "Feed them more" is a (vastly oversimplified) RESPONSE to being underweight. People need to understand the EFFECTS of being underweight, especially while it is so glorified in the media and so prevalent in impoverished communities.
Thank you guys for your great job 👍
Our pleasure!
Thank you for sharing.
Great Video. Thanks.
I've done hydrostatic weighing once in college when I was going to be part of a study on how yoga affects the body. (I dropped out because I learned I actually hate yoga so I stopped going to class 😅 ) It's just as awful to do as it sounds.
How do you measure the waist to hip ratio properly when you attempt to factor in air? It's different when I breath in or out and everything in between.
Oh! And it's different in the morning (when fasting during my sleep) and having my first meal of the day.
Yeah I'm confused about where to take the waist measurement too. The video says to take the "narrowest point" which seems like it would be just below my chest and my belly will stick out a lot more or less depending on how I'm standing, whether I ate/drank anything etc.
Please talk more about fatty liver disease. And more about hormones and metabolism
Great work 🎉🎉
My waist to hip ratio is .7, so pretty good, but I do carry a lot of my body fat on my lower abdomen and hips/thighs, and I would say that I’m definitely overweight
same i have a natural hourglass figure purely by genetics and my ratio is 0.74 but I'm most certainly overweight so I feel like this isn't exactly a reliable way to measure anything.
You are a lucky woman.
Estrogen tends to give women curvier hips in comparison to waist, and keeps visceral fat from the abdominal region.
This Estrogen effect “protects” women until some point in menopause when it falls to a low enough level (or earlier due to medical problems or injury).
When Estrogen falls low enough, fat starts shifting from accumulating at the hips to accumulating at the waist/abdominal region, shooting visceral abdominal fat stores higher than before, and resulting in a rise of waist to hip ratio.
This is likely why men have heart and circulatory issues earlier in life than women do.
It'll be cool if you talk about underweight problems.
tbh we just gotta eat bro
@@creams9k Eating doesn’t work for me having severe Crohn’s disease. My only option is TPN through an IV and even then I barely gain. I stopped going under 100 lbs (I’m 5’5”) so that is a huge improvement.
There simply aren’t enough of us to get a video on it. We are the minority of problematic body weights in the United States by a long shot.
Higher risks than the obese populations by a long shot. Something that doesn't get much attention either.
Ya I m tired of seeing my back ribs
I love these. The waist/hip ratio is new to me.
One criticism on this one is re. the stock video shown when you are discussing visceral fat. Is the pinch test (as shown) indicative of both, or more just subcutaneous?
subcutaneous fat
There is my exercise motivation for the day.
How accurate are impedance scale measurements of BF%? In particular, is there a impedance scale that I can purchase for home use that gives me a BF% that is more useful than BMI (for long-term tracking and goal setting)? If so, should I be looking for a particular certification? brand? contact-style?
If I'm honest, I don't trust impedance scales to give a correct absolute value. However, they can be good enough to at least track changes. Some devices may give better approximate values, and others may even make up total bs, if they are some cheap chinese knockoff. I think it's enough to track yourself with a scale and a mirror. You don't really need a fancy device to tell if you are overweight. You should be able to tell if you got too much visceral fat by checking your belly size.
@@maythesciencebewithyou I don't trust my own subjective reporting -- I've found that they track closer to my mood than to objective metrics, and my mood regulation has not been good the past couple of years.
So, I'd like to find a metric that is superior to BMI, if I can. It needs to be something I can measure relatively frequently (I'd prefer daily, but weekly could work) and without having to travel (actually I'd prefer at home) more than 30 miles (one-way).
@@boydstephensmithjr MOst people in the fitness space recommend either regular photos of yourself (taken in the same place, same pose, clothes, lighting) or calipers, there's honestly no other way to conveniently track this at home.
Me sitting here with dysphoria but also learning with interest: :')
The question is how to remove visceral fat?
I use a withings+ scale (many other options just what I use because integrates well with apple health & it’s own app decent) every week same day that uses bioelectrical impedance.
I still see interesting fluctuations of a few pounds in the breakdown of fat/muscle/etc but over time it provides a much closer approximation of how I’m doing, particularly if say I’m losing weight but gaining fat (if say I’m in a slight calorie deficit but well it was busy & I didn’t work out in preceding week)-this helps in particular with motivation. Motivation both in not letting a particular data point get me down but also in knowing what I’m doing well with, especially as getting closer to target weight.
Lots of interesting data once fully configured & grows in utility the longer I use (after years of using regular scale).
It's also important to take activity levels into account when discussing visceral fat, sumo-wrestelers have very little visceral fat despite weighing potentially over 600lbs
I don’t buy that one, nobody is 600lbs without having too much visceral fat also.
@@gromswowguide7927 muscle weighs more than fat by density
Its hard to believe that, they have big ass tummy can't be muscle only..
Nice info. Thank you so much for telling me that with BMI I'm overweight with 45 kg weight.😅
you are, you probably have no muscle
he said it wrong, BMI is weight(kg)/height²(m²)
That's literally impossible. They'd be dead😂😂
@@pratikkore7947 lean body mass is a better metric because it accounts for people who are 45kg but may be 30% body fat
fat is 2.5x less dense than muscle
to be overweight at 45kg you would have to be like 130cm
you probably forgot to square the height
Well... Guess I better get to it.
Thanks for the info!
It keeps me warm