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Study Shows Visceral Fat Can Increase Risk of Depression Among Women

SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A new study conducted by South Korean researchers has revealed that visceral fat increases the risk of depression among women. Prof. Cho Sung-jun and his team at Seoul National University Hospital studied the relationship between visceral fat and depression by looking into 7,238 patients who received treatment at the [...]

Visceral Fat Closely Linked to Disturbed Body Clocks

SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Circadian rhythms, widely known as body clocks, are heavily affected by visceral fat levels as opposed to belly fat, researchers have found. Contrary to popular belief, visceral fat, not belly fat, has the biggest impact on circadian rhythms, the 24-hour cycle in the biological processes of living things, according to [...]