How much visceral fat is normal?

Many people become obese due to too much fat in their bodies. They work hard at exercising and dieting to lose fat. However, for the internal organs, excessive fat will be more detrimental to the health of the body. So, how much visceral fat is normal? The most visceral fat is located in the abdomen. Although it cannot be too much, it cannot be too little either. A certain amount of visceral fat can play a protective role. The specific amount of visceral fat that is appropriate depends on individual differences.

Visceral fat is a type of body fat. It is different from subcutaneous fat (the "fat" that we can feel on our body). It surrounds human organs and mainly exists in the abdominal cavity. Visceral fat is of great significance to our health.

effect

A certain amount of visceral fat is actually necessary for the human body, because visceral fat surrounds the human organs and plays a supporting, stabilizing and protective role for them.

Evaluation indicators

Visceral fat area or visceral fat index is one of the test indicators of the body composition analyzer and is an important indicator for evaluating whether one is suffering from hidden obesity.

Visceral fat area

Visceral fat area

VFA) refers to the area of ​​visceral fat in the umbilical section CT image of the abdomen, with the unit of c㎡.

CT imaging The report of the Obesity Diagnostic Criteria Research Committee of the Japanese Society of Obesity pointed out that through the study of visceral fat area and the number of complications* that damage health, it was found that if the visceral fat area value exceeds 100 cm2, the number of complications will increase significantly, and the average number of complications will exceed 1.5; if it exceeds 150 cm2, the number of complications will show an increasing trend, and the average number of complications will exceed 2.

Visceral fat index

Visceral fat index

VFI), also known as visceral fat grade.

The size of the fat area around the viscera in the abdominal CT scan image is divided into 30 levels, and the result calculated using a certain estimation method is called the visceral fat index or visceral fat level.

The calculation method is roughly as follows: Visceral fat index = visceral fat area (cm2) / 10cm2