For starters, fat does not come in one singular form but rather can be broken down into four different types—fluffy, fibrous, ...

Fat stored deep in the belly, known as visceral fat, can be more harmful than other types of fat. Visceral fat surrounds the stomach, liver, and intestines and produces toxic substances that ...

The food we eat contains many different types of fats and oils – collectively known as lipids – and it used to be thought that the main distinction that mattered for our health was whether ...

And fats are a type of a lipid. Fats are generally solid at room temperature. Examples of that is butter, lard. Oils are a type of lipid. They're liquid at room temperature, vegetable oil for example.

A guide to belly fat — and what to do about it. (Getty Images) ...