Visceral fat is a major cause of serious health conditions including type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Unlike fat that is under the skin, visceral fat is close to vital organs – including your heart and kidneys. It’s well known that exercise and eating a balanced diet can slash your amount of visceral fat. But there’s specific foods that might be able to improve the restriction of belly fat.
One food that has recently shown to have promising results in animal studies is fermented pickles.
Fermented pickles are a source of heat killed lactobacillus brevis bacteria, which is thought by some researchers to help with the prevention of visceral fat.
In one recent experiment, mice were given fermented pickle alongside a high-fat diet for eight weeks.
What they found was telling: it turned out to be the source of heat-killed lactobacillus brevis KB290 “suppressed diet-induced visceral fat accumulation”.
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The visceral fat levels of the mice given this food were “significantly lower” than in the mice that were not supplemented with the food.
However, it’s worth acknowledging that this is an animal study and doesn’t certify that fermented pickles will burn belly fat in humans.
What is lactobacillus brevis?
There are many other foods, less divisive than fermented pickles, which contain lactobacillus brevis.
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Other ways to cut visceral fat
You will accelerate the reduction of your belly fat if you consume any foods as part of a calorie deficit diet.
According to Bupa, to reduce belly fat, you need to use more calories than you consume and eat the right kind of foods.
The dietary recommendations Bupa offers are reducing full-fat dairy or drinks fortified in calcium.
It also suggests eating more beans, pulses, fish and eggs and small amounts of unsaturated oil.
But alongside eating well, you should also drink six to eight glasses of water each day, explains Bupa.
You should also avoid adding salt or sugar to your meals.
If you’ve tried and failed to lose weight, you can visit your doctor for help. They will help identify the underlying causes of your weight gain and figure out if there’s any underlying health issues.
They may also discuss a plan to help you lose weight that suits you, says the NHS.
