Belly fat gets an extra bad rap — and for good reason. In particular, the fat that accumulates around the organs of your midsection (technically called visceral fat) is linked with increased risk of both cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes, according to Harvard Health Publishing.
But that doesn't mean you should drop everything and do nothing but crunches all day in an attempt to get rid of it. "No matter how many abs workouts you do, body fat is reduced evenly throughout the body," says Jim White, RD, ACSM Health Fitness Specialist...
