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Get rid of belly fat?
While it is easy to gain weight around the midsection, it is also the toughest area to trim down. Many people try to lose belly fat by performing endless of crunches, sit-ups and other ab exercises. They are not aware that these exercises are ineffective for getting rid of abdominal fat.
If you want lean abs, you’ll need to reduce body fat by making some lifestyle changes. Here are 5 tips on how to lose belly fat without doing crunches and sit-ups.
Turning lazy white fat into brown fat…
Researchers from Johns Hopkins conducted an experiment to see if suppressing the appetite-stimulating neuropeptide Y (NPY) protein in the hypothalamus would decrease body fat in rats.
At the conclusion of their study, the rats with suppressed NPY weighed less than the control group.
That’s good news.
The researchers also found that the rats with suppressed levels of NPY exhibited higher levels of spontaneous physical activity, improved blood sugar levels and enhanced insulin sensitivity.
More good news.
But wait, it gets even better.
Why are Thin People Not Fat –BBC?
But, instead of the typical expose into why Mr. Fatty McButterpants keeps getting heavier and heavier, this documentary took a different approach and investigated the question: Why are thin people not fat?
And here’s what they found:
