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Thin Outside, Fat Inside: Invisible Killer That May Cause Cancer

Thin Outside, Fat Inside: Invisible Killer That May Cause Cancer
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Visceral fat, also known as abdominal fat, is the fat that surrounds internal organs in the abdomen. While it’s normal and necessary for the body to store some fat for energy and insulation, excess visceral fat can harm health.

One of the reasons for this is that visceral fat can cause inflammation in the body. Chronic inflammation has been linked to various health problems, including cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes, and certain cancers.
Dr. Jingduan Yang is a board-certified psychiatrist and fifth-generation classical Chinese medicine physician whose work bridges Western psychiatry, functional medicine, and ancient healing traditions. He is the creator of the ACES Model of Health and Medicine—a four-dimensional framework spanning anatomy, chemistry, energy, and spirit—and the author of “Facing East” and “Clinical Acupuncture and Ancient Chinese Medicine.” As a principal founder of the Northern School of Medicine and Health Sciences, he advances whole-person care grounded in science, ethics, and humanity.
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