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Up to 10-Fold More Dangerous than Visceral Belly Fat - How to Get Rid of Myosteatosis

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Use Code THOMAS for 10% off Timeline Nutrition’s MitoPure: http://timelinenutrition.com/thomas This video does contain a paid partnership with a brand that helps to support this channel. It is because of brands like this that we are able to provide the content that we do for free. Click HERE to Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThomasDeLauerOfficial?sub_confirmation=1 Please check out the new Shorts channel, DeLauer Clips and Workouts, here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQPQImPsw74KhO0Zy2-leyA/videos Please Subscribe to my Email Newsletter Here: https://www.thomasdelauer.com/life-optimization-tactics/ Follow More of My Daily Life on Instagram: http://www.Instagram.com/ThomasDeLauer References https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004224004425#fig1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-47843-y?fromPaywallRec=true https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0234061 https://www.journal-of-hepatology.eu/article/S0168-8278(24)00355-6/fulltext https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3696991/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6005727/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7085431/ https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/japplphysiol.00738.2020 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-47843-y?fromPaywallRec=true https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2290206/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2405457723021526 https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/ajpendo.2001.280.3.E391 Timestamps ⏱ 0:00 - Intro 1:04 - Intramuscular Fat 7:07 - 10% off Timeline Nutrition’s MitoPure 7:56 - Reducing Intramuscular Fat

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@vidskipperai 2025-04-27

*_TIMESTAMPS_* & Summary: Intramuscular fat, or myostattosis, is a type of fat that infiltrates muscle tissue and is linked to insulin resistance, inflammation, and metabolic dysfunction. Exercise, a high-protein, moderate-fat diet, and supplements like urolithin A can help reduce it. 0:00 🥓 Understanding Intramuscular Fat • 🔬 Intramuscular fat (IMF), or myostattosis, is fat infiltration in muscle tissue, now considered a potentially worse inflammatory fat than visceral fat. • 📊 A 2024 study in Nature Communications found type 2 diabetics had significantly more unsaturated fats weaved into their muscles compared to athletes, directly correlating with insulin resistance. • 📉 The study also showed altered palmitate and linoleic kinetics, indicating the more fat in the muscle, the less fat was mobilized and burned. 2:33 💪 Muscle Quality and Aging • ⏳ As we age, we have a higher risk of developing fat in our muscles, potentially due to disuse; immobilization after car accidents can lead to rapid fat infiltration. • 🔥 Muscle quality depends on mitochondrial density and efficiency; increasing mitophagy (recycling of old mitochondria) improves metabolic function. • 💊 Urolithin A, found in Timeline Nutrition products, has shown promise in improving mitochondrial and muscle health, supported by studies in JAMA and other peer-reviewed journals. 7:55 🏃 Exercise Strategies • 🏃 Exercise decreases intramuscular fat; total fat loss leads to a reduction in intramuscular fat, improving muscle density and mitochondrial health. • 🏋️‍♀️ Deconditioning causes rapid fat accumulation in muscles, but this fat tends to be saturated, which can be used as fuel during endurance activities. • 🚶‍♀️ Non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT) – simply moving throughout the day – is crucial for metabolic health and reducing intramuscular fat. 10:05 🏋️‍♀️ Targeted Fat Loss • 💪 Localized resistance training at 40% intensity for 2-4 hours can reduce intramuscular fat by 30% in the targeted muscle. • 🎒 Activities like rucking uphill or stair climbing with weights promote fat utilization in the muscles. • ⬆️ High-protein diets increase muscle protein synthesis, displacing fat and creating an energy demand that utilizes fat as fuel. 12:33 🥑 Dietary Approaches • 🔬 A study in Clinical Nutrition ESP found that a high-protein diet decreased echo intensity in muscles, indicating reduced intramuscular fat. • 📉 Cyclists who consumed a diet with 2% fat oxidized 40% less intramuscular fat compared to those on a 22% fat diet. • 🥑 A diet lower in carbohydrates and higher in moderate fats (polyunsaturated and monounsaturated) and very high protein may be optimal for reducing intramuscular fat. ** Generated using ✨ *_VidSkipper AI_* Chrome Extension

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@rylter 2025-04-28

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@jonathanhijlkema8247 2025-04-28

40% sounds like rowing a boat or an rower ergometer. Pretty good idea

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