
Why Being Normal Weight Might Be a Death Sentence...
Physionic
24 jul 2025
Mindsip insights from this episode:
Target visceral fat with caloric restriction
A calorically restricted diet leads to preferential reductions in the most harmful type of fat, which is the visceral fat around your organs.
Understand unique gene signatures of fat depots
Different fat depots in your body, like visceral and gluteofemoral, have unique gene signatures and may even originate from different stem cells during development.
Recognize gluteofemoral fat as protective against diabetes and heart disease
Storing fat in the gluteofemoral region, around the thighs and butt, is linked to a reduced risk of diabetes and heart disease.
Identify TOFI condition: thin outside, fat inside
You might be 'TOFI' (Thin Outside, Fat Inside) if your BMI is under 25 but your waist is over 88cm for women or 102cm for men.
Prioritize fat location over total weight for better health
The location of your body fat is more important for your health than your total weight, with visceral fat being harmful and gluteofemoral (butt and thigh) fat being protective.
Combat skinny fat by combining fat loss with resistance training
If you are 'skinny fat,' you should combine fat loss with resistance training to replace harmful visceral fat with metabolically demanding muscle.
Understand fat types to manage visceral and gluteofemoral fat effectively
Visceral fat has a faster turnover that dumps fat into organs under stress, while protective gluteofemoral fat acts as a buffer by safely storing it.
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