Eating less and more cardio may not be enough to cut visceral fat

Visceral fat, stored deep in the abdomen around organs like the liver, is shaped by diet quality, activity, sleep, stress, age, hormones and genetics, says dietitian Shalini Bliss of PSRI Hospital, Delhi. Simply eating less and doing more cardio is not always enough, she says, and exercise can reduce visceral fat even without a big change on the scale.