Dr. Manickam Palaniappan

there is no problem with the food availability. So when there is excess of calories that get converted into fat, usually what happens is just beneath the skin, there is a fat accumulation called subcutaneous fat. And beneath the subcutaneous fat is your muscle.

And beneath your muscle is your fat deposition around the organs that includes your liver, pancreas, retroplatonial space and the momentum. These are all like fancy terms, but basically bottom line is the fat is getting accumulated behind the muscle inside your body, which you are not able to see right away. and that is what is called visceral fat.

And beneath your muscle is your fat deposition around the organs that includes your liver, pancreas, retroplatonial space and the momentum. These are all like fancy terms, but basically bottom line is the fat is getting accumulated behind the muscle inside your body, which you are not able to see right away. and that is what is called visceral fat.

And beneath your muscle is your fat deposition around the organs that includes your liver, pancreas, retroplatonial space and the momentum. These are all like fancy terms, but basically bottom line is the fat is getting accumulated behind the muscle inside your body, which you are not able to see right away. and that is what is called visceral fat.

Being a gastroenterologist, I see a lot of patients with fatty liver and the number one reason is visceral fat being deposited around the liver.

Being a gastroenterologist, I see a lot of patients with fatty liver and the number one reason is visceral fat being deposited around the liver.

Being a gastroenterologist, I see a lot of patients with fatty liver and the number one reason is visceral fat being deposited around the liver.

Of course, and on the top of it, we are genetically predisposed as well because of this theory called adipocyte overflow hypothesis. What that means is, you know, there is some school of thought where it says that we talked about the subcutaneous fat just beneath the skin and there is a muscle and the fat beneath the muscle around the organs, visceral fat.

Of course, and on the top of it, we are genetically predisposed as well because of this theory called adipocyte overflow hypothesis. What that means is, you know, there is some school of thought where it says that we talked about the subcutaneous fat just beneath the skin and there is a muscle and the fat beneath the muscle around the organs, visceral fat.

Of course, and on the top of it, we are genetically predisposed as well because of this theory called adipocyte overflow hypothesis. What that means is, you know, there is some school of thought where it says that we talked about the subcutaneous fat just beneath the skin and there is a muscle and the fat beneath the muscle around the organs, visceral fat.

When there is no space to accumulate in the subcutaneous fat, that's where the adipose tissue overflows into the visceral fat. And there is a school of thought saying that among Indians and South Asians mainly, the compartment of the subcutaneous fat is significantly smaller compared to the Western counterparts.

When there is no space to accumulate in the subcutaneous fat, that's where the adipose tissue overflows into the visceral fat. And there is a school of thought saying that among Indians and South Asians mainly, the compartment of the subcutaneous fat is significantly smaller compared to the Western counterparts.

When there is no space to accumulate in the subcutaneous fat, that's where the adipose tissue overflows into the visceral fat. And there is a school of thought saying that among Indians and South Asians mainly, the compartment of the subcutaneous fat is significantly smaller compared to the Western counterparts.

So what happens is, let's say it's a box, and you can fill like 100 lipid particles inside the box of the subcutaneous fat in a Caucasian counterpart. Unfortunately, we can only fill 50 lipid particles in that subcutaneous fat in a South Asian counterpart. So what happens for the remaining 50? It spills over into the visceral fat. And this hypothesis is very visible even in babies.

So what happens is, let's say it's a box, and you can fill like 100 lipid particles inside the box of the subcutaneous fat in a Caucasian counterpart. Unfortunately, we can only fill 50 lipid particles in that subcutaneous fat in a South Asian counterpart. So what happens for the remaining 50? It spills over into the visceral fat. And this hypothesis is very visible even in babies.

So what happens is, let's say it's a box, and you can fill like 100 lipid particles inside the box of the subcutaneous fat in a Caucasian counterpart. Unfortunately, we can only fill 50 lipid particles in that subcutaneous fat in a South Asian counterpart. So what happens for the remaining 50? It spills over into the visceral fat. And this hypothesis is very visible even in babies.

And you could track down how the fat is being formed in the babies. So there is this thing called thin fat Indian baby hypothesis. Thin fat Indian baby. What that means is, let's say you take two babies. One is a Caucasian baby and the other one is an Indian baby. So Indian babies are thinner, lighter and shorter compared to the Caucasian counterparts. That is a pretty known fact.

And you could track down how the fat is being formed in the babies. So there is this thing called thin fat Indian baby hypothesis. Thin fat Indian baby. What that means is, let's say you take two babies. One is a Caucasian baby and the other one is an Indian baby. So Indian babies are thinner, lighter and shorter compared to the Caucasian counterparts. That is a pretty known fact.

And you could track down how the fat is being formed in the babies. So there is this thing called thin fat Indian baby hypothesis. Thin fat Indian baby. What that means is, let's say you take two babies. One is a Caucasian baby and the other one is an Indian baby. So Indian babies are thinner, lighter and shorter compared to the Caucasian counterparts. That is a pretty known fact.

But the unknown fact is the subcutaneous fat is almost equal compared to the Caucasian counterpart even at birth. So there is something called subscapular fat. It is a marker of a central fat where you measure the fat just beneath the shoulder bone. And that was pretty high or equal in the Indian babies, even though they are normal weight.