Question

A higher incidence of heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke and diabetes is associated with:

A. Visceral fat deposited around the waist.
B. Fatty upper arms.
C. Subcutaneous fat deposited in the hips and thighs.
D. Any fat, no matter where it is deposited.

Answer 1

Option A- Is the best choice to choose from the given four,as it is below;

• Visceral Fat:It is stored in a person's abdominal cavity and is also known as 'active fat' as it influences how hormones function in the body

Step-by-step explanation:

• Higher the amount of visceral fat a person stores, the more at risk they are for certain health complications, such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

• Stress can also play a role in storing excess visceral fat.

• Parameters and Causes of Visceral fat:

For Women:35 inches or more is likely to have excess visceral fat.

For Man:whose waist measures 40 inches or more.

• Stress as a cause:

In obesity, a stressed ER in visceral fat cells leads to production of inflammatory molecules called cytokines. As people with high levels of visceral fat are recommended to reduce their stress levels.

• Disease due to excessive Visceral Fat:

• heart attacks

• heart disease

• type 2 diabetes

• raised blood pressure

• stroke

• breast and colorectal cancer

• Alzheimer's disease