What is Visceral Fat? (4 of 6)

Body Shape

The shape of your body can also tell you if you may be dealing with visceral fat. If you store more fat in your midsection, then you may be carrying more visceral fat than someone who holds their weight in their lower region. So an apple shape could potentially carry more visceral fat, which is a shape most common in men. Most women have a shape more comparable to a pear, which is less visceral fat and more weight in the leg and hips area. This could be why statistics show that women typically outlive men.

Imaging Tests

As previously stated, imaging tests are the only way to get a fully accurate depiction of visceral fat in your body. Also if for some reason doctors need to order a CT scan or MRI, they can also look at these tests to get a sense of your visceral fat.