Semaglutide like Ozempic burn visceral fat, don't just suppress appetite

Re:Semaglutide like Ozempic burn visceral fat, don't just su... by refurb on Friday August 23, 2024 @02:21AM (#41326549)

Indeed.

Take a country like Singapore where obesity rates are low (11%) but type 2 diabetes rates are high (9%).

Compare that with the US with much higher obesity rates (40%+) but only slightly higher type 2 diabetes rates (11%).

Plenty of skinny fat older men in Singapore. Slightly overweight but it’s all visceral fat.

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Re:Semaglutide like Ozempic burn visceral fat, don't just su... by tordrt on Friday August 23, 2024 @03:39AM (#41326930)

Genetic predisposition is likely also involved here? Why would Singaporeans develop same or higher levels of visceral fat than americans that are more obese than them?

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Re:Semaglutide like Ozempic burn visceral fat, don't just su... by pajko on Friday August 23, 2024 @04:14AM (#41327117)

https://www.healthhub.sg/live-healthy/the-skinny-on-trans-fa...

As a result, trans fats have been banned in Singapore not long ago: https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highlights/details/ban-on-trans-...

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Re:Semaglutide like Ozempic burn visceral fat, don't just su... by refurb on Friday August 23, 2024 @07:33AM (#41328068)

Yup. Type 2 diabetes rates are far higher in East Asian populations than caucasians.

They start to show metabolic disorders at far lower levels of visceral fat. South Asians are similar.

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