Dr. Sean O'Mara
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Yeah. So a good name, because people hear about visceral fat, it's often described other ways like deep belly fat, but some cool names that I like to refer to it as invisible obesity, because it's the kind of fat that you don't know about. So it's invisible, it's deep in your abdomen. Another term that I've heard that is I'll give credit to is Carl Lenore's superhuman radio.
Yeah. So a good name, because people hear about visceral fat, it's often described other ways like deep belly fat, but some cool names that I like to refer to it as invisible obesity, because it's the kind of fat that you don't know about. So it's invisible, it's deep in your abdomen. Another term that I've heard that is I'll give credit to is Carl Lenore's superhuman radio.
Yeah. So a good name, because people hear about visceral fat, it's often described other ways like deep belly fat, but some cool names that I like to refer to it as invisible obesity, because it's the kind of fat that you don't know about. So it's invisible, it's deep in your abdomen. Another term that I've heard that is I'll give credit to is Carl Lenore's superhuman radio.
He calls it radioactive fat. And so it's this fat from the concept that it actually has inflammatory properties. It's not really radioactive, but it's the notion that it has the ability to influence tissues outside of itself. And the way it does that, Drew, is through inflammatory molecules. that it's constantly leaking and producing and sending throughout the body.
He calls it radioactive fat. And so it's this fat from the concept that it actually has inflammatory properties. It's not really radioactive, but it's the notion that it has the ability to influence tissues outside of itself. And the way it does that, Drew, is through inflammatory molecules. that it's constantly leaking and producing and sending throughout the body.
He calls it radioactive fat. And so it's this fat from the concept that it actually has inflammatory properties. It's not really radioactive, but it's the notion that it has the ability to influence tissues outside of itself. And the way it does that, Drew, is through inflammatory molecules. that it's constantly leaking and producing and sending throughout the body.
So it's a proximity to the vascular system that allows it to be distributed throughout the body. And then it has this untoward inflammatory effect in all the tissues. So keep in mind, chronic disease we hear about the common pathway of chronic disease is inflammation. And it's my clinical experience that visceral fat is behind all of that.
So it's a proximity to the vascular system that allows it to be distributed throughout the body. And then it has this untoward inflammatory effect in all the tissues. So keep in mind, chronic disease we hear about the common pathway of chronic disease is inflammation. And it's my clinical experience that visceral fat is behind all of that.
So it's a proximity to the vascular system that allows it to be distributed throughout the body. And then it has this untoward inflammatory effect in all the tissues. So keep in mind, chronic disease we hear about the common pathway of chronic disease is inflammation. And it's my clinical experience that visceral fat is behind all of that.
I mean, it's got this association or causality yet to be proven in many cases to virtually every form of chronic disease. So one of the interesting things I like to let people think about when it comes to visceral fat is if you have a malady, a certain form of chronic disease, just go on Google or AI and put in the search term, whatever you have, comma, and then list visceral fat.
I mean, it's got this association or causality yet to be proven in many cases to virtually every form of chronic disease. So one of the interesting things I like to let people think about when it comes to visceral fat is if you have a malady, a certain form of chronic disease, just go on Google or AI and put in the search term, whatever you have, comma, and then list visceral fat.
I mean, it's got this association or causality yet to be proven in many cases to virtually every form of chronic disease. So one of the interesting things I like to let people think about when it comes to visceral fat is if you have a malady, a certain form of chronic disease, just go on Google or AI and put in the search term, whatever you have, comma, and then list visceral fat.
The other technical term for it is visceral adipose tissue. Adipose means fat. So a variety of terms are used to describe visceral fat, but it is a really bad player because of its influence throughout your body. So I think that's a pretty good introduction to its association with chronic disease.
The other technical term for it is visceral adipose tissue. Adipose means fat. So a variety of terms are used to describe visceral fat, but it is a really bad player because of its influence throughout your body. So I think that's a pretty good introduction to its association with chronic disease.
The other technical term for it is visceral adipose tissue. Adipose means fat. So a variety of terms are used to describe visceral fat, but it is a really bad player because of its influence throughout your body. So I think that's a pretty good introduction to its association with chronic disease.
And then anecdotally, I would like to share that I studied it for seven years for the National Science Foundation, a grant that we received. And during that time, we looked at in 6,000 people, their chronic disease, things that they identified as forms of chronic disease they were suffering. And as we focused on eliminating visceral fat in those individuals,
And then anecdotally, I would like to share that I studied it for seven years for the National Science Foundation, a grant that we received. And during that time, we looked at in 6,000 people, their chronic disease, things that they identified as forms of chronic disease they were suffering. And as we focused on eliminating visceral fat in those individuals,
And then anecdotally, I would like to share that I studied it for seven years for the National Science Foundation, a grant that we received. And during that time, we looked at in 6,000 people, their chronic disease, things that they identified as forms of chronic disease they were suffering. And as we focused on eliminating visceral fat in those individuals,
all of their forms of chronic disease either got better or completely reversed. It was amazing as they got rid of visceral fat and to the extent they did. So symptomatology and conditions reverse better if you eliminate more of that visceral fat and only partially improve if you just eliminate to a little bit. So that was absolutely shocking.
all of their forms of chronic disease either got better or completely reversed. It was amazing as they got rid of visceral fat and to the extent they did. So symptomatology and conditions reverse better if you eliminate more of that visceral fat and only partially improve if you just eliminate to a little bit. So that was absolutely shocking.