Liposuction can help get rid of muffin tops, love handles, and other pockets of fat. But new research shows that removing fat from your abdominal area may cause you to gain dangerous visceral or belly fat.Oops.
This type of fat is stored around the organs deep within your abdomen, and it increases your risk for heart disease and diabetes.
That's the bad news. The good news is that regular physical activity can help counteract this effect. That news appears in the July issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.
"If someone chooses to undergo liposuction, it is very important, if not essential, that this person exercises after the surgery," researcher Fabiana Braga Benatti, PhD, of the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil, says in a news release.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Exercise Still Needed After Liposuction
Just when you thought you could get off easy...
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