Obesity is divided into many kinds, there are obesity of subcutaneous fat, there are also obesity of visceral fat, and most Chinese people’s obesity are more inclined to visceral fat. Visceral fat is far more harmful than subcutaneous fat because it is directly attached to and near the liver, kidneys and other organs, which can cause direct pressure on the internal organs and damage the corresponding body functions. Therefore, if you have too much visceral fat, you should consider losing weight to ensure the health of your body. So how to determine whether visceral fat is excessive or not? The most direct and effective way is to go to the hospital for a CT or MRI examination, but if you want to test yourself, we can teach you a simple method: waist circumference measurement. This is a more objective, direct, and easy to use method. When the waist circumference is greater than 89 cm for men and 85 cm for women, there is no doubt that it is visceral fat. Everyone can stretch out their hands to measure their waist circumference, first determine the length of their thumb to the middle finger, and then pinch the waist measurement. More precise is to use a tape measure to measure, remember to measure after exhaling, do not hold your stomach to measure. When, through measurement, you find that you have too much visceral fat, you can consider losing weight. Mildly obese people with correspondingly little visceral fat can reduce their weight by controlling their diet and exercising appropriately, which is often also effective, but requires long-term adherence. And if there are more visceral fat of moderate and heavy obese patients, after the use of control diet, exercise and other traditional methods are very difficult to reduce, there is no need to rush, you can try weight loss surgery. Weight loss surgery is a surgical treatment to change the structure of the gastrointestinal tract, currently has more than 70 years of history, is a mature medical treatment of obesity, after surgery it limits your food intake and food absorption, will gradually reduce your weight, this weight change is systemic, for reducing visceral fat effect is particularly obvious, obese patients who meet the criteria for surgery may wish to try.