A new method of magnetic resonance imaging will reveal the level of fat deposits around vital organs.

London Hospital Hammersmith is one of the largest centers for conducting magnetic resonance imaging in Europe.

His specialists believe that many even thin people have a high level of fat deposits around the heart, liver and pancreas, which negatively affects their health. They warn that even being slim, but having a fat layer around the pancreas, a person has a fairly high risk of diabetes mellitus.

Many experts come up with similar conclusions: it is not so much the very obesity itself, it is important the location of fat deposits on the body.

So, obesity, when deposits are located in the abdomen, the so-called "apple type" carries a much greater risk of diseases of the cardiovascular system and type 2 diabetes than obesity with the location of fat deposits around the thighs.

In spite of the fact that it is possible to evaluate whether there is excess weight or not, it can be done by calculating the weight-growth index, this criterion does not give the doctor an idea of ??the "hidden" fats that are present in the body.

According to the head of research, Professor Jimmy Bell, people who have an ideal weight-growth index can have up to 7 liters of fat on the internal organs, while the higher limit of the norm does not exceed 1 liter.

Such unevenly distributed "reserves" can be detected using a magnetic resonance imager. He very accurately determines the levels of deposits around all organs.

At the same time, a properly designed diet and exercise complexes can significantly improve the situation forecast. At the same time, the diet itself does not provide an opportunity to burn fats around the internal organs, this property is possessed by physical exercises for at least 1 hour per week.

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