Certain Type Of Body Fat May Matter More Than Weight For Health

Certain Type Of Body Fat May Matter More Than Weight For Health

When it comes to metabolic health, we tend to focus on the number on the scale or the fat we can see. But a large imaging study of more than 11,000 adults suggests we may be looking in the wrong place. Fat stored within muscle tissue (not just around your midsection) appears to play a significant role in cardiometabolic risk, even in people who seem perfectly healthy.