When Someone Is Overweight Have They Build Up A 'store' Of Fat Behind The Abdominal Muscles?

[sandyRoe]

And when they're on a diet and their tummy appears to shrink is it actually that fat being used up which causes the reduction in girth?

[Sqad]

Yes...&......yes.

[ummmm]

I would have thought their 6 pack is below the fat.

[sandyRoe]

Ummm, I should have said 'apart from the fat that festoons'.

[Retrochic]

Surely the fat is in front of the Abs not behind?

[Sqad]

Retro...I agree....I gave a bit of licence to the OP's description as i thought that is what he meant.

[sandyRoe]

I really meant are the innards swathed in fat? You'd sometimes see kidneys in the butchers in a casing of suet. Same in people?

[ummmm]

I think so. I've often seen medics refer to fatty innards.

[Mamyalynne]

You mean this type of internal fat stored around the organs ?


http://www.guzer.com/pictures/body-fat.php

[sandyRoe]

That's it, Mamyalynne. A print of those images taped to the fridge door could help a dieters resolve.

[Mamyalynne]

Not pretty are they.

[jno]

padding is always good; one is more likely to be hit by a passing drone these days.

[Hopkirk]

People usually claim to be 'big boned'

[tonyav]

Or gland problem, Hopkirk.

[Hopkirk]

There weren't many fat people in the war years.