Accumulation of visceral fat is considered a risk of cardiovascular disease.Although habitual exercise is effective as a countermeasure, it is not easy to continue exercising for various reasons.Therefore, this time, we focus on the relationship between daily physical activity time and visceral fat, not exercise habits, and how each time of sitting (sitting), standing (standing), and walking (walking) is related to the accumulation of visceral fat. We investigated whether this was done using data from 3,543 subjects (1,240 men, 2,303 women, average age 57.6 years).

　As a result, the abdominal visceral fat area increased by 2 square cm for every 1.145 hours of sitting time, and the abdominal visceral fat area increased by 2 square cm and 0.763 square cm for each 2.023 hours of standing time and walking time, respectively. It was shown to decrease. BMI was not related to sitting time and standing time, and it was found that BMI decreased by 2 for every 0.172 hours of walking time.

　Based on the above results, it is important to shorten sitting time and shift to standing time and walking time as a measure against visceral fat accumulation, regardless of exercise intensity and lifestyle (drinking, smoking, sleeping time) during leisure time. Shows to get.BMI, which is used as an indicator of obesity, does not appear to accurately reflect the proportion of muscle and fat, as did this study.

　As a result, even people who do not usually have exercise habits may be able to take measures against visceral fat accumulation by shifting their daily sitting time to standing time or walking time (using a standing desk, standing meetings, etc.). It is supposed to be suggested.

Paper information:[Obesity Research & Clinical Practice] The Association of Daily Physical Activity Behaviors with Visceral Fat