Body Fat
From Biohacking Wiki
Body Fat Distribution
Charles Poliquin’s Biosignature Modulation – What Your Body Fat Tells You About Your Hormone Profile
- Hormones impact where fat is stored
- Cortisol has the greatest impact on abdominal fat [1]
- "Cortisol acts via the glucocorticoid receptor to stimulate lipoprotein lipase (LPL). Simply put, LPL is an enzyme that makes fat cells ready for storage. The notorious fat in between the organs in your abdomen consists mainly of fat cells called visceral adipocytes. Visceral adipocytes have more glucocorticoid receptors than other fat cells. Fat cells in the torso have fewer glucocorticoid receptors and subcutaneous fat cells found on the rest of your body have even fewer. The fat cells on your hips and upper legs have the least glucocorticoid receptors."
- "Cortisol acts via the glucocorticoid receptor to stimulate lipoprotein lipase (LPL). Simply put, LPL is an enzyme that makes fat cells ready for storage. The notorious fat in between the organs in your abdomen consists mainly of fat cells called visceral adipocytes. Visceral adipocytes have more glucocorticoid receptors than other fat cells. Fat cells in the torso have fewer glucocorticoid receptors and subcutaneous fat cells found on the rest of your body have even fewer. The fat cells on your hips and upper legs have the least glucocorticoid receptors."
