Hello, everyone.
Today, I am going to give you seven reasons why it is so
hard to lose belly fat, which is an important fact, that leads
to diabetes.
That's why we're a diabetes channel.
But this channel is not only about diabetes, we talk about
weight loss, metabolism and so forth.
I am Dr. Ahmet Ergin.
I'm an endocrinologist and metabolism expert and a diabetes
specialist.
So let's dive into why it is so freaking hard to lose his a damn belly fat.
Now, number one, the belly fat is actually a hormonal gland.
Yeah, you heard it right.
It is actually the fat cells in our body, especially the
belly fat.
The visceral fat we call this, which is the fat are on your
organs that are pushing out from your belly.
The visceral fat actually works like a hormonal gland.
They secrete a lot of enzymes and cytokines and proteins
that actually creates insulin resistance.
They actually protect themselves, especially in that area
where you are doing everything you can.
But that belly fat.
Once you develop that fat, well, it will go.
But I'll tell you that, but it is very hard to remove that
fat because it is protecting itself.
It's a lot of cytokines.
So the best way to avoid our best way to prevent that problem
was it be not to gain belly fat.
We'll talk about that in a second.
But I'm telling you that the belly fat is a hormonal gland
that protects us out.
That's number one, number two.
Well, we all kind of like the sweets and the alcohol, right?
So the social gatherings, the parties, the birthdays and
this day, that day, all sorts of holidays, we are always
subject to making this hard decision or what not eating,
drinking, not drinking.
It is a difficult decision and it's surrounding us everywhere.
So every time you say, oh, it's a one time.
It's not going to hurt me.
It's going to hurt you.
And that thing that you eat, alcohol and any sweets, any
carbs goes right to your belly.
Your belly fed will accept it graciously and will not let
it go.
So that's number two, number three, low estrogen levels lead
to belly fat.
So no wonder my office is full.
Of course, postmenopausal women trying to understand why they're
gaining weight, although they have not changed anything in
their life.
And I don't blame them because when the estrogen levels go
down, unfortunately, your body shifts the weight from your
buttocks and from your thighs to your belly.
And sometimes the hormone replacement helps.
But most of the time, even when you take hormone replacement,
most women will see an increase in the size of their abdominal
area due to change in their life.
Number four, a diet only will not get rid of the belly
fat.
You have to exercise.
A lot of people have tons of exercise excuses not to do exercise,
right?
But you have to if you're not doing cardio, if you're
not getting your heart rate up to 120- 130 for at least 30 minutes to an hour.
That belly fat is not going to go away.
So yes, you have to diet right or all the bad carbohydrates
the sweets, the alcohol.
But at the same time, you have to learn to make a priority
to exercise every day and especially cardiac exercise to
get rid of the belly fat.
The number five is the cortisol.
Cortisol is a stress hormone and unfortunately makes fat cells thrive,
especially in that visceral area in the abdominal area.
So if you're stressed out or if you just stress about everything,
or if you just have a difficult life that's just not going
to help you to get rid of the belly fat, do some relaxation,
do some yoga, do something that will relax you and try to
avoid stressful situations that will definitely help you
in the long run to avoid that belly fat.
Number six, sometimes you cannot really beat genetics or actually
pretty much never.
You cannot beat your genetics.
So if your mom was an apple-shaped person, if people in your
family have significant abdominal obesity, sometimes it's
just in your genes.
And don't just be frustrated because everything you did I said
and you still didn't lose everything in your belly, you will
lose it.
But you may still retain some, and that may be just simply
genetics.
And lastly, and most importantly, the added sugars.
Now, most people think that they have a great diet, but they
don't mind putting all sorts of ketchup on their food, for
example.
But these ketchups are full of added fructose and
sugar that you may not be aware of.
So every time you consume a food, try to make a habit of
looking at the nutritional facts, especially high fructose
corn syrup is heavily used in the United States in many developed
countries as well.
And there is great evidence that the fructose, especially
those high fructose corn syrup, not the fructose from the
fruits, but these processed fructose, goes to your liver, gets trapped
and turns into fat immediately.
So you need to make sure that you are staying away from everything
that is processed, that gets on your table.
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