I’m grateful for never have been hungry without food BUT I did grow up being told to not only finish everything on my plate but have seconds and eat to being “full”. I don’t eat until I’m stuffed anymore and take small portions but it’s still hard sometimes to not “waste” food.
Wow. Thank you Dr. Li. It’s like someone just turned on the lights. Your explanation was what I was missing from EVERYTHING I have heard from any doctor.
Your endocrine system will thank you too. Blood sugar control isn't as good during the night. Then, the call for more insulin doesn't come until you eat breakfast.
3 pounds is "water weight". The way I understand it, is we have carbohydrate stores called "glycogen" in the body. These are water-soakable, like a wad of kitchen paper. When you skip carbs for a few days, you lose your carb stores, and the water that goes with them. You can pack that three pounds straight back on in the same time as it took to lose them. I'm not saying fasts arent good for you, but what you see on the scales isnt relevant. 1 pound of fat is 3000 calories. To lose 2 pounds, (6000 calories), you need to eat nothing (but continue to exercise the same) for 3 days. More reasonable is to cut your calories to about 1200, for a few weeks. Newcastle Diabetes study talks about 800 calories a day for 8 weeks, but you need to be careful doing that, so check out "roy taylor" and "diabetes"
I cannot stress this enough that fasting and prayer is so important for our soul. I don’t know how many times in the Bible. It says fast and pray fasting also allows the fat around your liver to dissipate.
Dr Li Thank you for this informative video. Going to use this information to reduce my visceral fat and become healthier. ☺️☺️ Thanks for all you share to help keep us healthy. Now it s up to us. 💪🏽
Great video! I’d love to see a more in depth video on creating more quality sleep patterns. Please include suggestions for those people whose careers have them working nights and having to sleep in the daytime. TY❤
It's HARD to overeat Whole Foods. I eat once, sometimes twice/day. I do clean my plate. I still feel responsible for eating what I buy and prepare. It's easier to leave excess on the plate if I've grown it myself.
I find the opposite. Having grown the food, I'm more inclined to eat every last speck so as not to waste my hard work. I eat veg I would throw out if they were from the supermarket. But thankfully, I dont grow too much. It's more of an in-season treat. But in general, its almost impossible to meet your caloric needs from vegetables., especially if you dont count rice, wheat, potatoes as vegetables, or oils. Look at a bag of frozen green beans, and work out how much you would have to eat for 2000 calories.
Great videos - thank you. As I approach 60, I'm generally in good shape, and workout three times a week (I get upset when I can't/miss workouts!), and stand/walk most of my workdays, and love to walk in NYC. But these videos provide extra insights I appreciate. Cheers!
Dr Li thank you so much great tips I have an eating disorder called binging I am convinced my microbiome is very bad icw Hashimoto makes it a challenge, but with your great lessons (follow your inspiring lessons and learn from your book Eat to beat Disease), I am convinced to win the battle with obese, monoklonale B Lymfocytosis, ptss is one of the great disturbing factors which undermind my immune system as well. You are the best!
#1 was the most important one for me too. Despite having weights. and cardio for a long time, and cooking most everything from scratch, I still had a belly.
Don’t eat dairy and meat - go on a plant based diet. I lost 20 pounds right away when I made the switch!! And start exercising - I exercise at home (Denise Austin and YesToNext). My health improved dramatically.
Visceral fat can increase the risk of: Heart disease: Visceral fat can increase blood pressure, blood sugar, and triglyceride levels, and decrease HDL (good) cholesterol levels. These changes, known as metabolic syndrome, can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. Type 2 diabetes: Research suggests that visceral fat is a leading factor in type 2 diabetes, regardless of body mass. Stroke: Visceral fat can increase the risk of stroke. Cancer: Visceral fat can increase the risk of some cancers. Premature death: One study found that excessive visceral fat can almost double the risk of dying early. Other conditions linked to visceral fat include: Alzheimer's, High cholesterol, Compromised lung function, Heartburn, Sleep difficulties, and Migraine headaches. Visceral fat is caused by eating more calories than you burn and not moving enough. A waist circumference of 35”or more for females and 40” or more for males could indicate too much visceral fat.
What has surprised me in cutting out refined carbohydrates, such as bread, pasta and rice, is that I do not feel uncomfortablely hungary. Even though I have reduced my calories intake to about 1200 calories/day. Another surprise is that I nolonger have stiffness in my hips, lower back and hands. I eat over a 6hr period and do not snack. I am only 20 days into this eating regimen but I have settled into it very easily. The only processed food I eat is Greek Yoghurt. I have lost 11 lbs. The main benefit is the lack of joint stiffness, which is helping me stay off all refined carbohydrates.
@An_Drea_Calling I did until I realised I nolonger had stiff joints. This gave me a new incentive to stay off refined carbs. I now eat during a 6 to 7hr window.
My wife has been eating most of her life in that 8 hour window and tries to stay away proceeded foods . She is 79 next month and has BMI of 20 with no health issues or meds. I am 85 and both of us so far have been lucky not catching Covid. We have followed the vaccine and mask recommendation. We were both in health industry. Still wearing our masks and ignoring the so called Government health recommendations.
Not despite the calorie cutback, but because of. All animals are adapted to eating in the good times and starving in the poor times. When you eat less, your body quickly becomes accustomed to it. As for carbs, its the same idea, but more so. The less you eat, the lower weight you are, the less you need. We can run just as well lean as we can run fat. I used to be a skinny kid. then I became a normal adult with a normal belly (slightly fat). That was just habits. As I get older, I note that I have a lean body type that is designed to run lean, running normal has given me high blood sugar (genetics). When I was a kid, I hated eating carbs, which I found bland. Then, as an adult, I practiced eating "properly" by adding more carbs. Now I realize that was a mistake, for my body type. So is alcohol. Age shows up the health mistakes we make in a way that early adulthood does not. The best diet shouldnt feel unnatural. But breaking bad habits can be an issue. My easiest route is adding in more vegetables, particularly salads - salad, tomatoes, cucumbers, green beans, fruit, yogurt, anchovies and its oil, grated parmesan, any of the above). Mix it all up and eat a big helping. With that, I eat meat. Tastes great. But sometimes I get snack attacks and undo some good. That's OK. I dont stress over it. But I try to avoid carbs as much as possible, without going freaky over it (I'm more Paleo than Keto). To lose weight, I use less fats, when my weight is OK, I add good oils back in.
Yes, a salad plate rather than a full-sized dinner plate. The one thing I don't agree with on this video is when he says to leave the majority of your plate empty when serving yourself. A more realistic goal, to my mind, is to just give yourself moderate, realistic portions. Also, make your plate as attractive as possible and sit down to eat. We eat with our eyes as well as our stomachs, and we want it to be a psychologically satisfactory/pleasurable experience. Turn off your phone, enjoy your food and your company, even if eating alone, love and nourish yourself. This will work wonders with satiety!❤
@RubiconV A salad plate is often about 2/3 as big as a dinner plate. If yours are smaller or it's not working, I'd just try using smaller/standard servings on a regular dinner plate (U. S. servings are often considerably larger than what is considered "standard." I'd check the Weight Watchers site to see if they list them.) Good luck!
"In France, you can’t even get a table before eight P.M. The doors don’t even open. Dottie and I were in Paris for our anniversary one year. Mom was with the kids, so we had a warm April evening to ourselves, and our only task was to find the quaintest nook in Paris for our meal. The mistake we made, however, was to start out around 7:15. No restaurants were open! Eating late at night is what all the Mediterranean cultures do. And it certainly doesn’t cause the 60 million healthy French people to gain weight. Their food doesn’t just 'lay there,' it’s being digested. In fact, your body is designed to digest your food best when you’re calm and relaxed. And when are you most at peace and therefore best suited to digest your food? At night. At bedtime. So don’t feel like you must eat dinner early or all is lost. It’s an urban legend." Clower, Dr. William. The French Don't Diet Plan: 10 Simple Steps to Stay Thin for Life (p. 192). Harmony/Rodale. Kindle Edition.
Wow incredible. France has one of the highest breast cancer rates along with Greece and I wonder if it is cause of this late eating. Also smoking. Stomach fat is an education of high estrogren in memorise which also helps breast cancer
@@intuitivediane Breast cancer rates, esp, young women, worrying but detection, treatment good. Smoking saw big drop 2020-21 (Covid-19 wake-up?) now steady at lower level. In homes, 7.30ish dinner start, taking 45-60 mins is quite common, later + longer if meal is special or with guests. Unlike Spain, French sleep rates match other developed nations.
They have learned a lot in the nearly 20 years since Clower wrote his book. He did not address European lifestyle versus American, also our grains are not the same as what is produced in Europe.
Love the imagery you used in describing visceral fat - made it very understandable & frightening (a good thing un this case). You're an excellent teacher! ❤
I cut out meat and diary and all fats/oils, but eat half avocado and some a few nuts and seeds every day (not peanuts) I went on a plant based diet. I started exercising at home (Diane Austin and YesToNext) and lost 20 pounds right away!
What he is teaching will NOT help you with menopause weight. That kind of fat is from hormonal changes. I suggest you research videos on Menopause (weight gain) and you will be better informed on how to change your lifestyle at this stage of life.
I went on carnivore diet belly fat decreasing, no hot flashes, no longer hungry. Intermittent fasting helps 18 hours fasting 6 hours to eat. Skin cleared, breath fresh no smelly body orders or poop. Sweet sleep. Search the tube for carnivore. Tip: Castor oil works wonders for your skin ❤
Dr. Li, while I appreciate your advice in this video, I am a 76 year old retired Internist who is fighting visceral fat. Here are some guidelines that I have been following: 1. I sincerely believe in the concept of the LIPOSTAT, or "Fat Thermostat." Even if I lose one pound, my body fiercely fights back by increasing cravings using the hormone Ghrelin, and decreasing metabolism using the hormone Leptin. The body's fat, particularly visceral fat, is extremely intelligent and yet brutally selfish. It doesn't want to give up even an ounce of itself!!!. Which leads to 2: It takes mindfulness to become aware of these increased cravings, particularly for rich food. *The body knows exactly what to make us crave in order to restore the lost fat, fast!!!* 3. There is NO WINNING over this fat war unless we attend to the ATROPHY OF MUSCLES as we age. So I've gotten into more resistant exercise. I do 20 minute evening walks, when the metabolism has started to decline, with 2-pound dumbbells in my hands. I follow this with shallow squats followed by arm lifts with dumbbells in my hands. At least a dozen repetitions or more. I am 5'7" and was 149 pounds a few months ago, and down to 143 pounds now. But sadly, the belly fat seems to be the last to go, duh...🤔😮💨
I had just clicked "Subscribe" when you said "plant based diet," and immediately unsubscribed because I know that animal-based foods, especially fat, are so much better for me. Other than that, I appreciate your great information.
I think? He said eat "mostly" plant based...not "entirely". This Doctor studies food and how it scientifically works for health and disease prevention. He's a sweet soul who wants to help mankind.
I quit smoking 2 years ago and gained 30 lbs. I feel physically worse than ever...i felt healthier as a thin smoker than as a fat non smoker. I can't stop snacking and the extra fat really has me feeling down 😢💔
My lunch break at work is about 7:30. I get home from work around 12:30. So I eat dinner about 1am and get to bed about 2:am, so it's hard to go to bed without a lot of food in my stomach.
Processed food manufacturers need to hear from consumers that less ADDED chemicals, sugar, oil and salt is wanted in their food products. Why is there so much ADDED sugar in everything, even bread. That's just crazy Email, text, tweet or phone your favorite producer of poison and let them know consumers want less salt, oils and sugars in their products. Let their customer service department know that all the extra added salt, oil and sugar is not necessary or desired and is causing health issues. Reduce or eliminate highly processed food from your diet if you can.
It's because it makes the product highly addicting and palatable for the consumer, keeping you coming back for more. Unfortunately they don't care about what's healthy, only that their product sells.
Peanut butter is a good example. Some brands have 7 or 8 ingredients when all you need are peanuts and possibly salt. They add processed sugar to make it addictive. I switched to a natural diet 20 years ago and ate only natural peanut butter. Went through a financial crisis and had cut back on everything, so I bought a small jar of name-brand peanut butter with all the extra ingredients. The taste was so horrible that despite money/food being extremely scarce, I threw the jar of processed peanut butter in the garbage can.....where it belongs. I had a perfect, trim body for the 20 years I was on the natural diet, but that got destroyed when I went into long-haul trucking to fix my money problem. In 1 year on the road, my belly blew up like a balloon. Getting good sleep and finding good food on the road is tough, and the stress can be a problem as well....Not to mention being inactive sitting in the driver's seat all day. Now I've got work to do!
Simply do omad or eat only twice a week in time window. Do keto. Do not eat processed food, Do not eat fried or burned food. Walk, sleep well and Do not stress
Hello Dr William . I would like to thank you a lot ,because you are an amazing person. I would to like to ask a question . Can you please tell us how to beat hpylori with food please help . Thanks a lot .
For those that don’t over eat and eat healthy foods but still no weight loss? Fasting is the only solution x it works quickly and effortlessly and rights every number tested x for older women eating window must change every week so body doesn’t get used to it x swap 8-2 pm window with 3-8 pm whenever x I do every other day and works perfectly!
@@carwoman43 Leptin is the hormone that signals to the hypothalamus that you’re satiated. There are things that can disrupt signaling. Maybe you can look up leptin resistance and see if any might apply to your situation.
A REAL effective way to control hunger is to eat protein and fat and completely cut out carbs. Carbs drive insulin up which causes hunger. The more carbs you eat, the more food you'll need to eat because of your insulin load. Insulin is the key. Turn off insulin production and you won't need to eat as much or as often.
Sadly, once you get into sugar trouble, your insulin stays on, which makes your liver make sugar (from fat), which keeps your sugar up, which keeps your insulin up.... The only answer is to burn through all the fat by eating much less. Thankfully, its the fat on the liver you need to burn through, not all fat. So you're basically de-fatting the liver (restoring insulin sensitivity). Once you do that, things get better, but you need to keep at it to de-fat the pancreas also (reviving the insulin-producing cells), Then you need to keep your habits changed so you dont just fall back into the fatty liver again. Everyone has a different ideal weight, some people need to be skinny. Some can be fat, some cant. Everyone should quit most alcohol and sugar as normal parts of their diets. These should be rare treats, not normal. Both of these are converted by the liver to fat, creating fatty liver. Fatty liver is the problem.
@@riverstun Cutting out carbohydrates and increasing protein and fats = eating much less. Eating less and moving more has been the mantra but it doesn't work. Eating a proper human diet is the ONLY answer. Since insulin is used by every cell in the body, it's interesting that you indicate liver fat is the issue. Also, that insulin producing cells need reviving. Hmmmmn. Something to look into.
Try cutting out the 25% carbs. You can add back in some starchy veg, like root vegetables that arent potatoes. (Carrots, turnips, parsnips, beets, in moderation).
I eat like a Buddhist monk…. 90% whole food, 99% plant based, and never any junk food or added sugar. I’m 6’2” and 185lbs and 60 years old. My waist line is starting to grow…. I’m going to try to limit my carbs and stop eating after 6 pm. Here goes!
I'm 184 pounds with high (not obscenely so) blood sugars. I eat meats and meat fat as well as vegetables. Pizza is plant-based, and so are chips. Skipping meats makes you lose weight because veg are low in calories. But you can easily replace pasta and bread with meat with no overall change. If I were you, thats what I would consider. eliminate white foods like rice pasta potatoes bread, add in some meat, but aim to keep vegetable intake high. I think the ideal is a half plate of vegetables and a quarter plate of meat. Notice the empty quarter. But not religiously. I think the diet should be like exercise. As long as you're moving in the right direction, you're good. having too high standards can lead to giving up. My target weight is 165, but mostly I'm just aiming at radically lowering my alcohol intake (mostly done at this point, but I have bad days in which I overindulge - at this point, it seems to be "you cant just have one", but none is fine. And pushing myself out of being sedentary. Which is also hard.
I'm confused...did you really mean to say leave your plate 2 thirds empty? That's cutting daily calories 66%! That can't be healthy and sounds like starvation. Please explain???
Daily exercise is key to as healthy life. Ride a bicycle to school, work or for fun. Riding a bicycle is a great way to exercise. Ebikes are bringing many older adults back to cycling. Cities need to do more to encourage people to ride bicycles. Safe protected bike lanes and trails are needed so adults and children can ride safely. Speak up for bicycles in your community. Bicycles make life and cities better. Ask your local transportation planner and elected officials to support more protected bike lanes and trails. Children should be riding a bicycle to school and not be driven in a minivan. Be healthier and happier. Ride a bicycle regularly. Make a bicycle your transportation option for short distance travel.
Does burning visceral fat only happen when the body is asleep? If you intermittent fast and don't eat for say, 8 hours during the day, will your body burn visceral fat then?
It's a simple numbers game. If you put yourself in a caloric deficit over time you will lose whatever fat you have on your body until there is almost none. I've been experimenting with intermittent fasting (basically just skipping breakfast and drinking a cup of black coffee with nothing in it) for months now and it's astounding how any bodyfat just melts away after time. I wasn't overweight to begin with but I've gone from 185 to 165 in about 10 months and am ripped as hell. I look like I did in high school
He said get a Dexa scan to know your exact numbers what is visceral fat and what is skin fat - but yes if you’re fat you know it - I am fat and I do not intend to get a scan. I am taking in less calories and healthy , non ultra processed food and stopped alcohol for enough time to lose the weight. Hope you have success in whatever changes you make in 2025 👍
I don’t think eating too much healthy food causes visceral fat, it will be subcutaneous fat not visceral fat, which is actually ok. Visceral fat is caused by too much sugar and trans fat, basically all highly processed food and most fast food. Just cut the sugar and you will be miles ahead. I believe that’s what Robert Lustig said 😂
I do have to disagree with your statement that causes of visceral fat is overeating. Visceral fat is caused by excessive inflammation in the human body. Is a fact.
Depends what they eat! Also if they spend those calories before they sleep! Anyways it’s a bad habit! Food rotes in intestine! They may not be fat but their healing system may not be great! But anyways, 10 pm is kind of ok..
The French have a completely different lifestyle. They eat more whole foods. They enjoy their meals slowly. They don’t have massive grocery stores full,of packages processed foods. And, when I was there, I couldn’t believe their food portions on a plate. Very little compared to America. Plus, they probably walk more.
From my one visit to France the food is delightful, the eating habits are very different from my Canadian ones, but the portions, especially meat are small. A friend studied in Germany and the family would serve a roast of beef which was much smaller than he would see in Canada. Our family was horrified with bread and gravy. They said you're eating the grease! Breast cancer can be correlated with alcohol consumption.
@@elainebradley8213 Dr. Clower observed in the hospital where he worked that the cafeteria food was superb, by US standards, a 5 star restaurant (the locals complained about it). They had vats for wine and beer. What he said was 1) It takes the French about an hour to eat as the talk to each other and 2) they drink one glass and they sip it as they eat. I wouldn't rule out the correlation to breast cancer and alcohol consumption. I just wonder what the difference is in the manufacturing in Europe compared to North America.
What are those 2 white cancer radiation sticks shoved in your ears? My uncle is an Oncologist and every time he see these types he always says those are my future patients.
when you eat has nothing to do with getting fat, it's the excess calories regardless of when and even what you eat. The only thing to watch for is if you tend to stay awake if you eat then it's better to not eat close to bed time
What I picked:
1. Overeating any kind of food
2. Sedentary lifestyle
3. Midnight snacking
4. Eating ultra-proceed foods
5. Poor quality of sleep
One more thing to watch out is stress. Stressed persons prone to poor sleep, diet, and exercise.
Cortisol stress fear n anger cause more fat then food being offended also worry etc all bad for health
True. Chronically elevated Cortisol (stress) makes visceral fat specifically stubborn.
I’m grateful for never have been hungry without food BUT I did grow up being told to not only finish everything on my plate but have seconds and eat to being “full”. I don’t eat until I’m stuffed anymore and take small portions but it’s still hard sometimes to not “waste” food.
Great vid and good information with no unnecessary music.
Wow. Thank you Dr. Li. It’s like someone just turned on the lights. Your explanation was what I was missing from EVERYTHING I have heard from any doctor.
Dr. Li is the most informative of all with practical info that I easily understand.
Brushing teeth shortly after dinner helps me preventing from snacking late 😉
I wish that worked for me 😂 I have to brush again allll the time haha!
Yes - this has helped for me as well.
Your endocrine system will thank you too. Blood sugar control isn't as good during the night. Then, the call for more insulin doesn't come until you eat breakfast.
Good thing. But my brain is blocked to not eat after 8pm
I do the same thing and it also helps me to eat less hours so I can achieve intermittent fasting.
Good advice! Something else that helps me is fasting. I do a 36 hour fast. Each time I’ve lost 3-4 lbs. My jeans are getting looser.
I do 5 to 7 days. After 72 hours is when the fat really comes off and you are in ketosis
How often do you do the 36 hour fast
3 pounds is "water weight". The way I understand it, is we have carbohydrate stores called "glycogen" in the body. These are water-soakable, like a wad of kitchen paper. When you skip carbs for a few days, you lose your carb stores, and the water that goes with them. You can pack that three pounds straight back on in the same time as it took to lose them.
I'm not saying fasts arent good for you, but what you see on the scales isnt relevant. 1 pound of fat is 3000 calories. To lose 2 pounds, (6000 calories), you need to eat nothing (but continue to exercise the same) for 3 days.
More reasonable is to cut your calories to about 1200, for a few weeks. Newcastle Diabetes study talks about 800 calories a day for 8 weeks, but you need to be careful doing that, so check out "roy taylor" and "diabetes"
I cannot stress this enough that fasting and prayer is so important for our soul. I don’t know how many times in the Bible. It says fast and pray fasting also allows the fat around your liver to dissipate.
Im a single man cooking for one generally produces leftovers, lately been vaccum packing and freezing in 1-2 meal portions
Lot’s of Respect Dr Li … Your knowledge & explanation is appreciated & valued! 👍
Dr Li
Thank you for this informative video. Going to use this information to reduce my visceral fat and become healthier. ☺️☺️
Thanks for all you share to help keep us healthy. Now it s up to us. 💪🏽
Stress did it for me. Insane cortisol levels, didn’t look fat from the outside at all, dexa scan showed I’m riddled with visceral fat.
Great video! I’d love to see a more in depth video on creating more quality sleep patterns. Please include suggestions for those people whose careers have them working nights and having to sleep in the daytime. TY❤
Get a different career.
It's HARD to overeat Whole Foods. I eat once, sometimes twice/day. I do clean my plate. I still feel responsible for eating what I buy and prepare. It's easier to leave excess on the plate if I've grown it myself.
I find the opposite. Having grown the food, I'm more inclined to eat every last speck so as not to waste my hard work. I eat veg I would throw out if they were from the supermarket. But thankfully, I dont grow too much. It's more of an in-season treat. But in general, its almost impossible to meet your caloric needs from vegetables., especially if you dont count rice, wheat, potatoes as vegetables, or oils. Look at a bag of frozen green beans, and work out how much you would have to eat for 2000 calories.
My grandfather used to tell us that eating food our body doesn’t need is the same as throwing it out - except worse for you.
@ Agreed! I’d rather compost it in the yard, than on my person!
Great videos - thank you. As I approach 60, I'm generally in good shape, and workout three times a week (I get upset when I can't/miss workouts!), and stand/walk most of my workdays, and love to walk in NYC. But these videos provide extra insights I appreciate. Cheers!
Dr Li thank you so much great tips I have an eating disorder called binging I am convinced my microbiome is very bad icw Hashimoto makes it a challenge, but with your great lessons (follow your inspiring lessons and learn from your book Eat to beat Disease), I am convinced to win the battle with obese, monoklonale B Lymfocytosis, ptss is one of the great disturbing factors which undermind my immune system as well. You are the best!
#1 was the most important one for me too. Despite having weights. and cardio for a long time, and cooking most everything from scratch, I still had a belly.
Intermittent Fasting helps me keep under/ at my calorie needs,easily! 😊
Thank you Dr Li for this important information
I'd LOVE your guide to burn down visceral fat please
Don’t eat dairy and meat - go on a plant based diet. I lost 20 pounds right away when I made the switch!! And start exercising - I exercise at home (Denise Austin and YesToNext). My health improved dramatically.
Today was Juliette day 😊 I did two great workouts 😅, thank you so much 🥰
disagree with plant based diet. so much good in animal based foods. agree with all other great tips you share!!
Animal products are full of harmful fat, cholesterol, and zero fiber. Sorry you're so misinformed.
Visceral fat can increase the risk of:
Heart disease: Visceral fat can increase blood pressure, blood sugar, and triglyceride levels, and decrease HDL (good) cholesterol levels. These changes, known as metabolic syndrome, can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Type 2 diabetes: Research suggests that visceral fat is a leading factor in type 2 diabetes, regardless of body mass.
Stroke: Visceral fat can increase the risk of stroke.
Cancer: Visceral fat can increase the risk of some cancers.
Premature death: One study found that excessive visceral fat can almost double the risk of dying early.
Other conditions linked to visceral fat include:
Alzheimer's, High cholesterol, Compromised lung function, Heartburn, Sleep difficulties, and Migraine headaches.
Visceral fat is caused by eating more calories than you burn and not moving enough. A waist circumference of 35”or more for females and 40” or more for males could indicate too much visceral fat.
What has surprised me in cutting out refined carbohydrates, such as bread, pasta and rice, is that I do not feel uncomfortablely hungary. Even though I have reduced my calories intake to about 1200 calories/day. Another surprise is that I nolonger have stiffness in my hips, lower back and hands. I eat over a 6hr period and do not snack. I am only 20 days into this eating regimen but I have settled into it very easily. The only processed food I eat is Greek Yoghurt. I have lost 11 lbs.
The main benefit is the lack of joint stiffness, which is helping me stay off all refined carbohydrates.
Didn't ypu have cravings for bread and carbs?
@An_Drea_Calling I did until I realised I nolonger had stiff joints. This gave me a new incentive to stay off refined carbs. I now eat during a 6 to 7hr window.
My wife has been eating most of her life in that 8 hour window and tries to stay away proceeded foods . She is 79 next month and has BMI of 20 with no health issues or meds. I am 85 and both of us so far have been lucky not catching Covid. We have followed the vaccine and mask recommendation.
We were both in health industry. Still wearing our masks and ignoring the so called Government health recommendations.
Not despite the calorie cutback, but because of. All animals are adapted to eating in the good times and starving in the poor times. When you eat less, your body quickly becomes accustomed to it. As for carbs, its the same idea, but more so. The less you eat, the lower weight you are, the less you need. We can run just as well lean as we can run fat. I used to be a skinny kid. then I became a normal adult with a normal belly (slightly fat). That was just habits. As I get older, I note that I have a lean body type that is designed to run lean, running normal has given me high blood sugar (genetics). When I was a kid, I hated eating carbs, which I found bland. Then, as an adult, I practiced eating "properly" by adding more carbs. Now I realize that was a mistake, for my body type. So is alcohol. Age shows up the health mistakes we make in a way that early adulthood does not. The best diet shouldnt feel unnatural. But breaking bad habits can be an issue. My easiest route is adding in more vegetables, particularly salads - salad, tomatoes, cucumbers, green beans, fruit, yogurt, anchovies and its oil, grated parmesan, any of the above). Mix it all up and eat a big helping. With that, I eat meat. Tastes great. But sometimes I get snack attacks and undo some good. That's OK. I dont stress over it. But I try to avoid carbs as much as possible, without going freaky over it (I'm more Paleo than Keto). To lose weight, I use less fats, when my weight is OK, I add good oils back in.
Use smaller plates
Or spoon with hole in the middle.
Yes, a salad plate rather than a full-sized dinner plate. The one thing I don't agree with on this video is when he says to leave the majority of your plate empty when serving yourself. A more realistic goal, to my mind, is to just give yourself moderate, realistic portions. Also, make your plate as attractive as possible and sit down to eat. We eat with our eyes as well as our stomachs, and we want it to be a psychologically satisfactory/pleasurable experience. Turn off your phone, enjoy your food and your company, even if eating alone, love and nourish yourself. This will work wonders with satiety!❤
How many plates though? I use 8 smaller plates and it’s not working!
Also, set the table every time you eat. It will help you eat mindfully instead of just putting food in your face while doing something else.
@RubiconV A salad plate is often about 2/3 as big as a dinner plate. If yours are smaller or it's not working, I'd just try using smaller/standard servings on a regular dinner plate (U. S. servings are often considerably larger than what is considered "standard." I'd check the Weight Watchers site to see if they list them.) Good luck!
"In France, you can’t even get a table before eight P.M. The doors don’t even open. Dottie and I were in Paris for our anniversary one year. Mom was with the kids, so we had a warm April evening to ourselves, and our only task was to find the quaintest nook in Paris for our meal. The mistake we made, however, was to start out around 7:15. No restaurants were open!
Eating late at night is what all the Mediterranean cultures do. And it certainly doesn’t cause the 60 million healthy French people to gain weight. Their food doesn’t just 'lay there,' it’s being digested. In fact, your body is designed to digest your food best when you’re calm and relaxed. And when are you most at peace and therefore best suited to digest your food? At night. At bedtime. So don’t feel like you must eat dinner early or all is lost. It’s an urban legend."
Clower, Dr. William. The French Don't Diet Plan: 10 Simple Steps to Stay Thin for Life (p. 192). Harmony/Rodale. Kindle Edition.
So what time do they go to bed and wake up?
Wow incredible. France has one of the highest breast cancer rates along with Greece and I wonder if it is cause of this late eating. Also smoking. Stomach fat is an education of high estrogren in memorise which also helps breast cancer
@@intuitivediane Breast cancer rates, esp, young women, worrying but detection, treatment good. Smoking saw big drop 2020-21 (Covid-19 wake-up?) now steady at lower level. In homes, 7.30ish dinner start, taking 45-60 mins is quite common, later + longer if meal is special or with guests. Unlike Spain, French sleep rates match other developed nations.
They have learned a lot in the nearly 20 years since Clower wrote his book. He did not address European lifestyle versus American, also our grains are not the same as what is produced in Europe.
@@MeidasToritheir sugar consumption is very low , they don’t snack on candy, they also don’t have soda …again it’s a treat ..not regular drink.
Love the imagery you used in describing visceral fat - made it very understandable & frightening (a good thing un this case). You're an excellent teacher! ❤
Dr. Li has helped me soooo much!
Before you do ANY of this make sure you are getting 7-8 hrs of sleep/night. Cannot stress the importance of this enough.
Excellent insight, great information
Thank you Dr. Lee for these great tips 🙌
Great advice for me because all I eat what I consider to be very healthy, I definitely eat too much at probably every meal, too much of a good thing 😅
58 years of steroids and constant stress,from not being able to breathe,has messed my system up
I didn't have a belly fat till the menopause set in ....help!!
Dr Li is in alignment with Dr Marie Claire Haver, look her up! She is a menopause specialist.
I cut out meat and diary and all fats/oils, but eat half avocado and some a few nuts and seeds every day (not peanuts) I went on a plant based diet. I started exercising at home (Diane Austin and YesToNext) and lost 20 pounds right away!
What he is teaching will NOT help you with menopause weight. That kind of fat is from hormonal changes. I suggest you research videos on Menopause (weight gain) and you will be better informed on how to change your lifestyle at this stage of life.
Me too
I went on carnivore diet belly fat decreasing, no hot flashes, no longer hungry. Intermittent fasting helps 18 hours fasting 6 hours to eat. Skin cleared, breath fresh no smelly body orders or poop. Sweet sleep. Search the tube for carnivore. Tip: Castor oil works wonders for your skin ❤
Dr. Li, while I appreciate your advice in this video, I am a 76 year old retired Internist who is fighting visceral fat. Here are some guidelines that I have been following: 1. I sincerely believe in the concept of the LIPOSTAT, or "Fat Thermostat." Even if I lose one pound, my body fiercely fights back by increasing cravings using the hormone Ghrelin, and decreasing metabolism using the hormone Leptin. The body's fat, particularly visceral fat, is extremely intelligent and yet brutally selfish. It doesn't want to give up even an ounce of itself!!!. Which leads to 2: It takes mindfulness to become aware of these increased cravings, particularly for rich food. *The body knows exactly what to make us crave in order to restore the lost fat, fast!!!* 3. There is NO WINNING over this fat war unless we attend to the ATROPHY OF MUSCLES as we age. So I've gotten into more resistant exercise. I do 20 minute evening walks, when the metabolism has started to decline, with 2-pound dumbbells in my hands. I follow this with shallow squats followed by arm lifts with dumbbells in my hands. At least a dozen repetitions or more.
I am 5'7" and was 149 pounds a few months ago, and down to 143 pounds now. But sadly, the belly fat seems to be the last to go, duh...🤔😮💨
I had just clicked "Subscribe" when you said "plant based diet," and immediately unsubscribed because I know that animal-based foods, especially fat, are so much better for me. Other than that, I appreciate your great information.
I think? He said eat "mostly" plant based...not "entirely". This Doctor studies food and how it scientifically works for health and disease prevention. He's a sweet soul who wants to help mankind.
He suggested plant based food because of the fiber and how it contributes to a healthy gut.
Great video! Thank you! Love all your videos!
... For beginners. Enjoy if you are new to this. Helpful though
I quit smoking 2 years ago and gained 30 lbs. I feel physically worse than ever...i felt healthier as a thin smoker than as a fat non smoker. I can't stop snacking and the extra fat really has me feeling down 😢💔
Great information 😊
Get very pretty dishes and use undersized cutlery. Use chopsticks and tiny spoons for every meal.
Kinda tough to eat soup with chop sticks.
@@firebird7479 That's what the tiny spoon is for. You pick out large pieces with the chop sticks and eat the rest with the tiny spoon.
Yes, I started using the ramekins. I would serve Soufflé in. I would use coffee cups mix for fast cleanup to
My lunch break at work is about 7:30. I get home from work around 12:30. So I eat dinner about 1am and get to bed about 2:am, so it's hard to go to bed without a lot of food in my stomach.
Processed food manufacturers need to hear from consumers that less ADDED chemicals, sugar, oil and salt is wanted in their food products.
Why is there so much ADDED sugar in everything, even bread. That's just crazy
Email, text, tweet or phone your favorite producer of poison and let them know consumers want less salt, oils and sugars in their products.
Let their customer service department know that all the extra added salt, oil and sugar is not necessary or desired and is causing health issues.
Reduce or eliminate highly processed food from your diet if you can.
It's because it makes the product highly addicting and palatable for the consumer, keeping you coming back for more. Unfortunately they don't care about what's healthy, only that their product sells.
Peanut butter is a good example. Some brands have 7 or 8 ingredients when all you need are peanuts and possibly salt. They add processed sugar to make it addictive.
I switched to a natural diet 20 years ago and ate only natural peanut butter. Went through a financial crisis and had cut back on everything, so I bought a small jar of name-brand peanut butter with all the extra ingredients. The taste was so horrible that despite money/food being extremely scarce, I threw the jar of processed peanut butter in the garbage can.....where it belongs.
I had a perfect, trim body for the 20 years I was on the natural diet, but that got destroyed when I went into long-haul trucking to fix my money problem. In 1 year on the road, my belly blew up like a balloon.
Getting good sleep and finding good food on the road is tough, and the stress can be a problem as well....Not to mention being inactive sitting in the driver's seat all day.
Now I've got work to do!
What is your opinion on/ skim milk, nut milk, jasmine rice and Greek yogurt? Good or bad? Or moderation?
Nice tips ❤❤❤
This is great!!❤
Good practical advise that makes sense.
Valuable insights
MANY THANKS Dr. Li!!!!!
腹八分目 is Hara hachi bunme pronounced hah-rah(stomach) ha-chi (eight) boon may (parts)
Simply do omad or eat only twice a week in time window. Do keto. Do not eat processed food, Do not eat fried or burned food. Walk, sleep well and Do not stress
My italian aunt would sneak more ice-cream in my bowl when I wasn't looking lol
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One third of the stomach for food, a third for water, and a third (for air) should stay empty.
1500 yo saying.
Hello Dr William . I would like to thank you a lot ,because you are an amazing person. I would to like to ask a question . Can you please tell us how to beat hpylori with food please help . Thanks a lot .
thank you. I really eat too much.
For those that don’t over eat and eat healthy foods but still no weight loss? Fasting is the only solution x it works quickly and effortlessly and rights every number tested x for older women eating window must change every week so body doesn’t get used to it x swap 8-2 pm window with 3-8 pm whenever x I do every other day and works perfectly!
Thank you very helpful
very important video
Tesamorelin before bed worked for me lol 🤷🏼♂️👍🏻
I am incapable of determining when I'm 80% full. I can only tell when I'm still hungry or overfull (which is rare).
Do you eat quickly
@@peacefreedom4930 It doesn't seem to matter whether I do or don't, but I'll pay more attention - thanks!
@@carwoman43 Leptin is the hormone that signals to the hypothalamus that you’re satiated. There are things that can disrupt signaling. Maybe you can look up leptin resistance and see if any might apply to your situation.
Yes ,uncomfortable full💔
How do measure visceral fat… how much ideal level
A REAL effective way to control hunger is to eat protein and fat and completely cut out carbs. Carbs drive insulin up which causes hunger. The more carbs you eat, the more food you'll need to eat because of your insulin load. Insulin is the key. Turn off insulin production and you won't need to eat as much or as often.
Yep, I noticed he didn’t mention eating meat at all, must be following the globalists guidelines. Probably recommend bug protein in a future video 🤔 !
Sadly, once you get into sugar trouble, your insulin stays on, which makes your liver make sugar (from fat), which keeps your sugar up, which keeps your insulin up.... The only answer is to burn through all the fat by eating much less. Thankfully, its the fat on the liver you need to burn through, not all fat. So you're basically de-fatting the liver (restoring insulin sensitivity). Once you do that, things get better, but you need to keep at it to de-fat the pancreas also (reviving the insulin-producing cells), Then you need to keep your habits changed so you dont just fall back into the fatty liver again.
Everyone has a different ideal weight, some people need to be skinny. Some can be fat, some cant. Everyone should quit most alcohol and sugar as normal parts of their diets. These should be rare treats, not normal. Both of these are converted by the liver to fat, creating fatty liver. Fatty liver is the problem.
@@riverstun Cutting out carbohydrates and increasing protein and fats = eating much less. Eating less and moving more has been the mantra but it doesn't work. Eating a proper human diet is the ONLY answer.
Since insulin is used by every cell in the body, it's interesting that you indicate liver fat is the issue. Also, that insulin producing cells need reviving. Hmmmmn. Something to look into.
Im surprised he didnt mention alcohol.
Thanks 🙏
Eat smaller portions...drink more water. 50%nonstarchy veggies, 25% protein, 25% carbs, healthy fats and water!
For women in perimenopause or menopause, they need to increase protein...35% protein, 35% non-starchy carbs (more greens) & 30% or less healthy fats
25 percent could be really bad especially for diabetic patient. Also not all the carbs are same.
Try cutting out the 25% carbs. You can add back in some starchy veg, like root vegetables that arent potatoes. (Carrots, turnips, parsnips, beets, in moderation).
How about protein and fat before bed?
I eat like a Buddhist monk…. 90% whole food, 99% plant based, and never any junk food or added sugar. I’m 6’2” and 185lbs and 60 years old. My waist line is starting to grow…. I’m going to try to limit my carbs and stop eating after 6 pm. Here goes!
I'm 184 pounds with high (not obscenely so) blood sugars. I eat meats and meat fat as well as vegetables. Pizza is plant-based, and so are chips. Skipping meats makes you lose weight because veg are low in calories. But you can easily replace pasta and bread with meat with no overall change. If I were you, thats what I would consider. eliminate white foods like rice pasta potatoes bread, add in some meat, but aim to keep vegetable intake high. I think the ideal is a half plate of vegetables and a quarter plate of meat. Notice the empty quarter. But not religiously. I think the diet should be like exercise. As long as you're moving in the right direction, you're good. having too high standards can lead to giving up.
My target weight is 165, but mostly I'm just aiming at radically lowering my alcohol intake (mostly done at this point, but I have bad days in which I overindulge - at this point, it seems to be "you cant just have one", but none is fine. And pushing myself out of being sedentary. Which is also hard.
Can stress or cortisol lead to this fat?
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1. Over eating
2. No junk
3. Stop eating 80%
4. Fat increases inflammation
5. Midnight snacking
6. Being sedentary
7. Eating ultra processed food
8. Poor sleep
Meat is healthy food too. It's also difficult to over eat. He neglected to mention that.
Apparently not for people that frequent all-you-can-eat buffets, especially unlimited Korean barbecue...
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What are your thoughts on omad? I have 1-2 hour eating window but I usually tend to overeat during this window though.
How about chair exercies ? Iam 65 iam 67 had stoke iam 145 but want to lose 25 pounds help me ty
What u think hot water not warm water drink after every meals please explain
What about steeas and hormones
I'm confused...did you really mean to say leave your plate 2 thirds empty? That's cutting daily calories 66%! That can't be healthy and sounds like starvation. Please explain???
What! My husband had an MRI with Dr. Sean O'Mara and is a TOFI, full of Visceral Fat, and does not overeat. His weight is 155. Hmmm.
Daily exercise is key to as healthy life. Ride a bicycle to school, work or for fun.
Riding a bicycle is a great way to exercise. Ebikes are bringing many older adults back to cycling.
Cities need to do more to encourage people to ride bicycles. Safe protected bike lanes and trails are needed so adults and children can ride safely. Speak up for bicycles in your community. Bicycles make life and cities better. Ask your local transportation planner and elected officials to support more protected bike lanes and trails. Children should be riding a bicycle to school and not be driven in a minivan. Be healthier and happier. Ride a bicycle regularly.
Make a bicycle your transportation option for short distance travel.
Does burning visceral fat only happen when the body is asleep? If you intermittent fast and don't eat for say, 8 hours during the day, will your body burn visceral fat then?
No, sprinting is good for burning visceral fat
Eat less. Exercise more. Get a good night's sleep.
It's a simple numbers game. If you put yourself in a caloric deficit over time you will lose whatever fat you have on your body until there is almost none. I've been experimenting with intermittent fasting (basically just skipping breakfast and drinking a cup of black coffee with nothing in it) for months now and it's astounding how any bodyfat just melts away after time. I wasn't overweight to begin with but I've gone from 185 to 165 in about 10 months and am ripped as hell. I look like I did in high school
16:8 Intermittent Fasting rocks! It will heal insulin resistance.
If your fat, you dont need a scan. Also this dude just said beer fat and did not acknowledge alcohol. Thats the leading cause for me personally.
He said get a Dexa scan to know your exact numbers what is visceral fat and what is skin fat - but yes if you’re fat you know it - I am fat and I do not intend to get a scan. I am taking in less calories and healthy , non ultra processed food and stopped alcohol for enough time to lose the weight.
Hope you have success in whatever changes you make in 2025 👍
I don’t think eating too much healthy food causes visceral fat, it will be subcutaneous fat not visceral fat, which is actually ok. Visceral fat is caused by too much sugar and trans fat, basically all highly processed food and most fast food. Just cut the sugar and you will be miles ahead. I believe that’s what Robert Lustig said 😂
The 80% rule for eating is actually an ancient Chinese Taoist practice.
I do have to disagree with your statement that causes of visceral fat is overeating. Visceral fat is caused by excessive inflammation in the human body. Is a fact.
FACT not always so.
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So overeating stops you losing weight? Is that not stating the obvious?
Don’t we want to lose the visceral fat?
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Don't overeat DUH!
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what about one cheat day a week, if you're eating super healthy the other 6 days?
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Eat only meat and walk every day.
The French eat dinner between 8-10 PM. They're not fat.
They virtually never eat ultra processed food and don't need to burn visceral fat. Different diet rules apply.
Depends what they eat! Also if they spend those calories before they sleep! Anyways it’s a bad habit! Food rotes in intestine! They may not be fat but their healing system may not be great! But anyways, 10 pm is kind of ok..
The French have a completely different lifestyle. They eat more whole foods. They enjoy their meals slowly. They don’t have massive grocery stores full,of packages processed foods. And, when I was there, I couldn’t believe their food portions on a plate. Very little compared to America. Plus, they probably walk more.
From my one visit to France the food is delightful, the eating habits are very different from my Canadian ones, but the portions, especially meat are small. A friend studied in Germany and the family would serve a roast of beef which was much smaller than he would see in Canada. Our family was horrified with bread and gravy. They said you're eating the grease! Breast cancer can be correlated with alcohol consumption.
@@elainebradley8213 Dr. Clower observed in the hospital where he worked that the cafeteria food was superb, by US standards, a 5 star restaurant (the locals complained about it). They had vats for wine and beer. What he said was 1) It takes the French about an hour to eat as the talk to each other and 2) they drink one glass and they sip it as they eat.
I wouldn't rule out the correlation to breast cancer and alcohol consumption. I just wonder what the difference is in the manufacturing in Europe compared to North America.
What are those 2 white cancer radiation sticks shoved in your ears? My uncle is an Oncologist and every time he see these types he always says those are my future patients.
Eat more beef
... buy a smaller mouth...
Stop eating constantly and stop snacking at night
when you eat has nothing to do with getting fat, it's the excess calories regardless of when and even what you eat.
The only thing to watch for is if you tend to stay awake if you eat then it's better to not eat close to bed time
@@thinkie12 or at least cover with duct tape 😂