Intramuscular Fat vs. Other Body Fats: Key Differences; How to Reduce Intramuscular Fat

What is intramuscular fat?
How does intramuscular fat develop?
What is the difference between intramuscular, subcutaneous, and visceral fat?
How does intramuscular fat affect muscle function and insulin sensitivity?
Why is intramuscular fat associated with certain health conditions?
How does excess intramuscular fat contribute to heart disease and diabetes?
What role does intramuscular fat play in Alzheimer's disease?
How can we measure intramuscular fat levels?
In this comprehensive video, we delve into the often-overlooked topic of Intramuscular Fat - what it is, how it develops, and its impact on health. We examine the difference between Intramuscular, Subcutaneous, and Visceral fat, shedding light on their unique characteristics and roles in the human body. You'll understand why Intramuscular fat is more than just a component of 'marbling' in meat - it plays crucial roles in our bodies, contributing to muscle function and energy provision.

However, when present in excess, Intramuscular fat can contribute to various health conditions, including heart disease, diabetes, certain types of cancer, and even Alzheimer's disease. We present data from major studies highlighting these health risks.

The discussion doesn't stop at risks - we delve into the mitigation strategies too. Learn about the role of exercise, particularly the difference between aerobic and anaerobic activities, in managing intramuscular fat levels. We also discuss dietary adjustments and other factors that can contribute to reducing intramuscular fat.

Whether you're a health professional seeking information or someone striving for a healthier lifestyle, this video is a must-watch. Tune in to understand more about the silent player in our health - Intramuscular fat. Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe for more health-related content.

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[vrlixa]

Thankyouu, can you please provide source about intramuscular fat/imat and its corelation with these diseases?

[moemeditshekedi]

This is very interesting... I realise like brown adipose from babies visceral fat from what you said is more active and thus causes disease... But however this is the very reason men on weight loss shows always lose fat faster... And we'll my reasoning is that then it should be the same for intramuscular fat especially if is stored as micro pockets in human beings as you said.... I see how bad it is... But is there a potential for this.... For example if it is that much more metabolic active then can it maybe play a greater role in long distance running... For example saw a study where nicotinic acid was used to block fat metabolism in half marathon runners... But say for example if on did this consistently over a lower intensity, longer than usual running distance, carbohydrate deprived, in a ketotic state, and under hyperbaric oxygen and I just saw that perhaps salbutamol(albuterol) can also increase brown adipose metabolism in adults; So training under such conditions for a few years is there potential for a greater and quicker use of fat and of course protein as it also goes into pyruvate aswell as the TCA cycle at even more advanced points...
So could all this produce a future for long distance athletes especially for leaner types such as east Africans or Khoe /San who especially are also shorter and leaner and hunt and nuturally hunt at even lower distances... If East African Bantus can run that long then South African, Botswana and Nabian runners are normally thought of as long distance sprinters (really holding nearly all under 20 and under 18 world top 2 world and African record times from 800m to 100m) perhaps the ones with more San and Khoe genetics could have a predisposition with East Africans to benefit from this.... I didn't even know adults had brown adipose... Let me know what you think if this could be done overs years?

[peterfaber]

Get your labels correct. You are talking about intermuscular fat. Not about intramuscular fat.

Intramuscular fat is located in the cells, not in between the cells.

[Ruben_OM]

Whatch out the carbohydrates. These are the ones that get transformed into fat by the liver and then transported to other parts of the body. Dietary fat doesn't have anything to do with fat accumulation.

[moemeditshekedi]

Just to add to what I said need to just correct what i said about Southern African athletic potential that could maybe be more looked into.... U20 world fastest mens top 3 times all have a Botswana athlete from 100m to 800m. And ALL number 1 AFRICAN U20 times from 100m to 800m... but a lot of us really only get a beard in early 20s...So maybe what Our more Khoe San people could do could be look into...