5 Simple Ways to Burn Off Belly Fat Jeff Csatari
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The adipose tissue that resides under your skin is a connective tissue called
subcutaneous fat, and it sort of jiggles when you flick it or pinch it.
But there’s another kind of fat that’s harder to spot unless you happen to be sporting the telltale protruding belly. That tissue is called
visceral fat because it forms around your
viscera deep in the belly near your internal organs. It doesn’t jiggle; it’s firm to the poke.
Men are more prone to depositing fat in this abdominal danger zone than women, who tend to wear it in their butt, hips, and thighs.