Menkes Kata Menkes Bisa Picu Kematian Dini, Apa Sebenarnya Visceral Fat?

JAKARTA - The Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, highlighted the importance of controvising the visceral fat. He linked the visceral fat to the size of jeans, which is said to cause premature death.

Budi Gunadi said that men with jeans sizes of 33-34 will experience early deaths. The size of the jeans is associated with a high body mass index (BMI).

In the BMI figure, the visceral fat or visceral fat accumulates in the stomach and triggers obesity. This is dangerous and can cause various diseases.

"If we eat fat, we usually enter under the skin of the subcutaneous. From there it is more, it (fat) attaches to other organs, heart, liver. That's called a visceral fat, this is dangerous," said Budi Gunadi during a working meeting at Commission IX DPR RI, on Wednesday, May 14, 2025.

Quoted from WebMD, on Thursday, May 15, 2025, visceral fat is a hidden fat in the body. This fat is often referred to as hidden fat because it is located deep in the stomach and is often invisible.

Visceral fat is attached to body organs such as the liver and intestines. This fat can be formed in anyone's body, including people with ideal weight.

Basically, visceral fat serves to protect several organs in the stomach. However, this excess fat can trigger health problems, such as heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and high blood pressure, all of which can trigger premature death.

One of the symptoms of the excess visceral fat is the bulging stomach. However, this can also indicate more visible subcutaneous fat.

Meanwhile, the factors that cause the emergence of visceral fats are genetic factors and lifestyles. Genetics determines body shape and the way the body stores visceral fats.

Thus, if you have a family with a booming body history, then you may experience the same thing. Then lifestyle affects the emergence of a visceral fat, such as a bad diet.

Eating a lot of fatty foods and carbohydrates, as well as a single lifestyle or minimal activity, can trigger an increase in the visceral fat. In addition, stress can also be another cause of the accumulation of visceral fats.