Relationship Between Visceral Fat Tissue and Exercise

Abstract

There are two types of apidose tissue in the human body. Brown adipose tissue is found in small amounts in the body and produces heat in the body through adaptive thermogenesis in cold conditions and diet. White adipose tissue stores fats as triglycerides to be transferred to the blood as free fatty acids when the excess energy is needed. White fat tissue can transform into brown fat tissue due to factors such as hormonal stimulation, chronic cold environment and exercise. UCP-1 protein, an important protein found in brown adipose tissue, regulates energy distribution. White adipose tissue is divided into two in the body: subcutaneous and visceral white adipose tissue. Visceral tissue surrounds the internal organs, while subcutaneous tissue is found in the thighs and buttocks. Visceral fat cells, which accumulate especially around the abdominal organs, may be closely related to type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis development, fatty liver, cardiovascular diseases and other metabolic diseases, and the most important cause of visceral fat accumulation is due to lifestyle changes, lack of exercise and the application of diet programs. Popular types of exercise to reduce visceral fat tissue include aerobic exercise, combination exercises, resistance exercises, high-intensity interval training and sprint interval training. In particular, aerobic exercises are considered the most popular exercise method used for weight loss because they can be performed easily and cause high energy expenditure. Popular exercise models to reduce visceral fat tissue include aerobic exercise, resistance exercises, combined exercises, high-intensity interval training and sprint interval training. Among these training methods, it is aimed to determine exercise models that aim to reduce the visceral fat rate around the abdominal internal organs at a high rate, and even specifically to determine which exercise model will be most effective.