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Skinny Fat – HUH?

This has been a saying I have used since high school to describe someone who appears thin but has cellulite or some flabbiness once you see them in shorts etc.

Skinny fat is usually a result of not working out and while these people may not have a “weight problem”, they are also not healthy and are in danger of many of the health problems as overweight people are.

A study published in Obesity found that people who did not exercise at least 80 minutes a week were found to have higher levels of visceral fat – you know that fat around your organs that KILLS YOU – than people in the study who did exercise a minimum of 80 minutes.