New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- You can be thin on the outside but unhealthy on the inside. The culprit is visceral fat, which packs itself around the organs deep inside your abdomen. It is entirely different from subcutaneous fat-the pinchable layer under your skin. While subcutaneous fat mostly acts as insulation, visceral fat actively interferes with your internal health.

The metabolism of visceral fat means that having too much of it affects bodily processes, such as inflammation and glucose metabolism.

According to Dr Gausiya Aziz, Consultant - HOD - Nutrition & Dietetics, SPARSH Hospital, Yelahanka, Bangalore, body weight and Body Mass Index (BMI) are very good indicators, but they do not necessarily reflect the distribution of fat in the b...