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Dr. Sylvia Tara - Visceral Fat... The Dangerous Type Of Fat • Stop Eating Carbs And Fat Together • The Gut-Fat Connection

Episode 137

Dr. Sylvia Tara holds a PhD in biochemistry from the University of California at San Diego and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She's the author of The Secret Life of Fat and blogs at Science to Live By.

In this episode, we discuss:

Sylvia's story and how her body is really good at holding onto fat
Why does fat stick more to some people compared to others?
Bacteria can impact your waistline
The functions of fat in our bodies
Fat is an organ
Gaining extra weight could permanently alter your metabolism
Is body fat percentage a useful measurement?
Women naturally store more fat then men do
The 3 types of fat - brown, beige, and white fat
Convert beige fat to brown fat through exercise and cold exposure
Visceral fat... the dangerous type of fat
Sumo wrestlers are fit but fat
An easy way to test for visceral fat, at home
We get fatter as we get older due to hormonal changes
The gut-fat connection
Change your microbiome for the better by eating more fruits and vegetables
Boost your release of growth hormone with intermittent fasting
How Sylvia eats throughout the day
Women tie emotions to food more then men do
Eating fat and carbs together will put more fat on your body
Different people can have a different blood sugar response to the same food
Building up your self control muscle
Sylvia's message to the person out there who is struggling to maintain a healthy body weight

Podcast Episode Details

Dr. Sylvia Tara - Visceral Fat... The Dangerous Type Of Fat • Stop Eating Carbs And Fat Together • The Gut-Fat Connection