You might be surprised to learn that not all body fat is created equal; where the fat is on your body makes a big difference when it comes to your overall health. The fat inside your belly is called “VAT” or visceral adipose tissue and this type of fat is particularly dangerous. When you begin to put on weight, especially this lethal belly fat, your biology shifts out of balance, veering into the unstable and unhealthy territory of disease—which in turn often leads to more weight gain.
In this episode, Dr. Hyman sits down with Dr. Elizabeth Boham to explain how belly fat contributes to other health issues. They also discuss the numerous factors that contribute to belly fat, including but not limited to diet, and how they work with patients to eliminate excess visceral fat.
Elizabeth Boham is a physician and nutritionist who practices Functional Medicine at The UltraWellness Center in Lenox, MA. Through her practice and lecturing, she has helped thousands of people achieve their goals of optimum health and wellness. She witnesses the power of nutrition every day in her practice and is committed to training other physicians to utilize nutrition in healing. Dr. Boham has contributed to many articles and wrote the latest chapter on Obesity for the Rankel Textbook of Family Medicine. She is part of the faculty of the Institute for Functional Medicine and has been featured on the Dr. Oz show and in a variety of publications and media including Huffington Post, The Chalkboard Magazine, and Experience Life. Her DVD Breast Wellness: Tools to Prevent and Heal from Breast Cancer explores the Functional Medicine approach to keeping your breasts and whole body well.
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‘It’s a huge problem and so easy to fix…’ so wonderful to have a positive opening
Agree
Dr. Mark What do you think should be an ideal diet for infants? What do you think about the federal report on high levels of toxic heavy metals in American commerical baby foods?
Breast milk unyil they can eat meat.
See Dr. Ken Berry. Hes raising his child ketovore.
@Dust Storm One can easily breast feed for a year or more very safely
@Dust Storm Does that include organ meat? What if the baby experiences problems from too much nutrition? like vitamin A toxicity? I agree that we need to meat to our babies after reaching appropriate age but how to do it properly? Also, what about vitamin C?
Please check out a guy here on You Tube by the name of Bobby Parrish. If you follow him he is an expert on food and he will show you what to buy to lose weight and what not to put into your body. Bobby has a daughter by the name of Rose, she like 3 years old and he talks all the time about what they feed her and why to buy to keep your kid healthy. Bobby shops at CostCo, WalMart, Aldi, Whole Foods…. If you check him out you will be amazed and he will save you so much time.
@Cyril you dont need vitamin C if you or your child is carnivore.
And Vitamin A toxicity is mostly a myth. You would have to be overeating a lot or using supplements.
Thank you. This was very enlightening.
Thank you. I learn something positive from you daily.
What about excess visceral belly fat? How does someone get rid of that?
Intermittent fasting, Time restricted eating or Ketogenic diet. Pick one that works for you. The secret is DON’T eat frequently.
I started listening to this and I was in awe of what was being said. After 25 min’s I had to drag and try to skip all the insulting talk, the scientific talk because i wondered where you were going with this. People who gain weight they KNOW they gained weight. I wondered how it was so easy to fix but I don’t think you ever make that point. Everyone knows when they’re eating bad food but the whole American diet is awful. I follow a guy by the name of Bobby Perrish to try and learn what food to buy and why. He picks out what food, what the ingredients are, what I need to not put in my body, he shops for me by showing me what to avoid because we are always being tricked when we shop.
My belly fat came with menopause. Never had it before. Right side at the liver is larger. Looks like a baby with his bum sticking up on right side.. I have trouble with diaphragm and breathing. Sometimes it’s rock hard sometime very supple. Help!
I’m having my second knee replacement on May. 17 2021. I had back spinal surgery as well. All in last 3 years. Normal weight 120 to 130. Im at 170 right now and know I will walk it off soon. I lost 70 pounds after last knee surgery just by walking for 3 months. Gained 50 back when second knee bummed out. I have arthritis and eating for it. Help! I am using a pedal exerciser and stretching and walking outside. I live in small town. Lots of fresh air.
Sooo informative. Thank you. You only gave Caucasian and Asian Indian numbers. Also, where are the recommended tests to take that you were to put up at the end of the Podcast?
The only thing is is my belly is in the form of an apron do to weigh loss…do I flop it on a table to measure my hip? Sorry to be discriptive…
You are changing the world for the better Mark and Elizabeth and all other guests
Thank You both!
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Great info, thank you
TOFI, that was me! Tall and skinny, by the time I was 50 I had a small tummy, by the time I was 60 my tummy was bothering me and I knew I had to do something. I was over 200 pounds at 6’3″. Most guys this height weight much more. I went Keto at age 68, just turned 70 now at 170 lbs and feeling better than I can ever remember feeling. I still have a tiny little roll of tummy right now but I am not stopping until it is gone and I will keep it gone. I always figured somehow my body was able to burn off sugars so eating a whole pack of oreos was nothing to me. For years my body put up with this, I am so glad I found out about sugar when I did. My body completely reversed all bad things, YOU CAN DO IT TOO.