What is Visceral Fat? (3 of 6)

Body Mass Index

BMI is a tool to compare your weight to height. Standard measurements say that a BMI of 30 or more is overweight. And with Asian Americans, a BMI of 23 is the gauge. Anything over these two numbers could be a sign of visceral fat.

Hip to Waist Ratio

If you divide your waist size by your hip size, experts think this can also show you your potential amount of visceral fat. But this is not completely settled as accurate.