Many people dream of a perfect press, but turning this desire into reality is much more difficult than it seems.
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Researchers from the University of Sydney analyzed more than 8,500 proteins in the body fat of mice. Their study was carried out during starvation of animals. Scientists have paid special attention to visceral fat (abdominal fat, which envelops the internal organs, protecting them). As it turns out, it has a cellular mechanism that blocks the breakdown of fat during fasting.
This suggests that visceral fat is unlikely to respond to intermittent fasting, as it can adapt to repeated bouts of hunger. This is most likely due to the fact that this fat is supposed to protect the vital organs, even when there is too much of it.
“While most people think that all adipose tissue is the same, in fact, their location matters a lot,” said senior study author Dr. Mark Larence of the University of Sydney. “We found that belly fat is the most resistant to weight loss because of its ability to include a ‘save mode’. Alas, the researchers have not been able to identify a way to combat this fat, but they emphasize that a constant diet is more effective than intermittent fasting.
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