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  • Skinny Fat Genetics, Race DNA, and Muscle Tissue
    Skinny Fat Genetics, Race DNA, and Muscle Tissue
  • Skinny Fat & Insulin Resistance
    Skinny Fat & Insulin Resistance
  • Body Dysmorphia and Skinny Fat Including Anorexia & Other Eating Disorders
    Body Dysmorphia and Skinny Fat Including Anorexia & Other Eating Disorders
  • How Skinny Fat Affects Body Shape
    How Skinny Fat Affects Body Shape
  • Skinny Fat Is More Than Just Normal-Weight Obesity
    Skinny Fat Is More Than Just Normal-Weight Obesity

Scientific Skinny Fat MRI Study – Proving What Skinny Fat Is

Dr. Skinny Fat/March 26, 2025Sep 25, 2024
Reading Time: 8 minutesThere is only one way to definitely prove what skinny fat is, a proper IRB protocol (1, 2) scientific MRI study focused on specific body composition scans. A Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)(3, 4, 5) machine is the only technology capable — MR spectroscopy (6, 7, 11), Dixon Imaging (8, 9, 10), T2-weighted (9, 10, 11),...
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How Skinny Fat Affects Aging & Longevity

How Skinny Fat Affects Aging & Longevity

Dr. Skinny FatOct 2, 2024Jun 17, 20251 Comment on How Skinny Fat Affects Aging & Longevity
Reading Time: 7 minutesSarcopenia (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) – the slight, gradual loss of muscle tissue as you age, starting around age...
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How the Skinny Fat Crisis Affects the Global Obesity Epidemic

How the Skinny Fat Crisis Affects the Global Obesity Epidemic

Dr. Skinny FatSep 25, 2024Jun 17, 2025
Reading Time: 9 minutesMilitaries, no less, around the world — especially United States military recruiting  — are slowly accepting the reality of the...
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Cable Twists – Best Skinny Fat Resistance Exercise

Cable Twists – Best Skinny Fat Resistance Exercise

Dr. Skinny FatSep 19, 2024Feb 12, 20251 Comment on Cable Twists – Best Skinny Fat Resistance Exercise
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe cable twists skinny fat resistance exercise is one of the best skinny fat resistance exercises. Done correctly, Cable twists...
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How Skinny Fat Affects Regular Fat Weight Loss and Gain (Being Overweight and Obese)

How Skinny Fat Affects Regular Fat Weight Loss and Gain (Being Overweight and Obese)

Dr. Skinny FatSep 18, 2024Jun 3, 2025
Reading Time: 7 minutesThe global obesity epidemic (1, 2) is raging out of control and forecast to get worse (3, 4). We know...
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Best Skinny Fat Cardio Exercises

Best Skinny Fat Cardio Exercises

Dr. Skinny FatSep 11, 2024Apr 30, 2025
Reading Time: 17 minutesWhen it comes to the best skinny fat cardio exercises, there is entirely too much misinformation online, especially on social...
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Russian Twists – Best Skinny Fat Resistance Exercise

Russian Twists – Best Skinny Fat Resistance Exercise

Dr. Skinny FatSep 5, 2024Feb 12, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Russian twists skinny fat resistance exercise is one of the best skinny fat resistance exercises. Done correctly, Russian twists...
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Best Skinny Fat Resistance Exercises

Best Skinny Fat Resistance Exercises

Dr. Skinny FatSep 4, 2024May 14, 2025
Reading Time: 9 minutesThere are five main types of resistance exercises: weightlifting, calisthenics, yoga, Pilates, and isometrics. Weightlifting is the gold standard (1,...
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Are Regular Fat and Skinny Fat the Same Thing?

Are Regular Fat and Skinny Fat the Same Thing?

Dr. Skinny FatAug 28, 2024May 14, 2025
Reading Time: 8 minutesThe popular spiel online and on social media, including too many medical professionals, claims that regular white/yellow fat (1, 2)...
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How Skinny Fat Affects Mental Health -  Image by Freepik

How Skinny Fat Affects Mental Health

Dr. Skinny FatAug 21, 2024Jun 17, 2025
Reading Time: 9 minutesNow that we have clarified what skinny fat is and how to fix it in terms of diet, exercise, and...
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The Best Skinny Fat Lifestyle, According to Science

The Best Skinny Fat Lifestyle, According to Science

Dr. Skinny FatAug 14, 2024Jun 3, 2025
Reading Time: 9 minutesThe best skinny fat diet is low-carb, and the best skinny fat exercises are walking and weightlifting. So, what is...
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How Skinny Fat Affects Metabolism

How Skinny Fat Affects Metabolism

Dr. Skinny FatAug 7, 2024May 24, 2025
Reading Time: 13 minutesPeople consistently ask me how skinny fat affects metabolism. Is a skinny fat metabolism different than a regular metabolism? What...
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The Best Skinny Fat Exercise, According to Science

The Best Skinny Fat Exercise, According to Science

Dr. Skinny FatAug 2, 2024Jun 3, 20252 Comments on The Best Skinny Fat Exercise, According to Science
Reading Time: 14 minutesScientifically, the best skinny fat diet is low carb, but what is the best skinny fat exercise according to science?...
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Chapters

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  • What Is Skinny Fat?
  • How to Fix Skinny Fat
  • The Best Skinny Fat Diet, According to Science
  • The Best Skinny Fat Exercise, According to Science
  • How Skinny Fat Affects Metabolism
  • The Best Skinny Fat Lifestyle, According to Science

Categories

  • Featured (1)
  • Popular Concepts (5)
  • Skinny Fat Science (53)
    • Aging (9)
    • Diet (22)
      • Best Scientific Diet (12)
        • Low Carb Diet (12)
          • Atkins (5)
          • Glycemic Index (GI) (6)
          • Keto (5)
          • Mediterranean Diet (8)
        • Skinny Fat Meals (3)
        • Skinny Fat Recipes (2)
      • Calories (14)
        • Calorie Deficit (11)
      • Gut Flora (3)
    • Exercise (20)
      • Cardio (9)
        • Bicycling (4)
        • Elliptical (4)
        • Hiking (6)
        • Jogging (5)
        • Rowing (4)
        • Running (4)
        • Sports (5)
        • Step Machine (4)
        • Swimming (4)
        • Treadmill (4)
        • Walking (7)
        • Workout Class (4)
      • Resistance (14)
        • Calisthenics (7)
        • Isometrics (6)
        • Pilates (5)
        • Weightlifting (12)
        • Yoga (5)
    • Genetics (52)
      • ALK Skinny Gene (4)
      • Body Type Science (52)
        • Genetic Body Composition (52)
          • Body Recomposition (24)
          • Kinds of Fat (50)
            • Beige Fat (6)
            • Brown Fat (6)
            • Regular White/Yellow Fat (47)
            • Skinny Fat (50)
              • Cellulite (39)
              • Crepey Skin (5)
              • Loose Skin (7)
              • Normal-Weight Obesity (17)
              • Saggy Skin (7)
              • Thin Fat (41)
          • Muscles (49)
            • Muscle Mass (49)
          • Scientific Body Type (42)
            • Body Type Four (BT4) (12)
            • Body Type Three (BT3) (15)
            • Body Type Two (BT2) (17)
            • Standard Body Type One (BT1) (32)
          • Standard BMI (16)
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          • Visceral Fat (14)
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      • Gene Mutations (6)
        • Hypotonia (3)
        • Poland Syndrome (3)
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      • Gut Microbiome (2)
    • How To Fix Skinny Fat (23)
    • Lifestyle (15)
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    • Longevity (11)
    • Mental Health (17)
      • Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) (11)
      • Eating Disorder (15)
        • Anorexia Nervosa (14)
        • Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) (4)
        • Binge Eating Disorder (BED) (13)
        • Bulimia Nervosa (13)
    • Metabolism (22)
      • Metabolic Rate (9)
      • Metabolic Syndrome (7)
      • Overtraining Syndrome (7)
      • Standard BMR (11)
      • TDEE (8)
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Popular Concepts

  • Skinny Fat Genetics, Race DNA, and Muscle Tissue
    Skinny Fat Genetics, Race DNA, and Muscle Tissue
  • Skinny Fat & Insulin Resistance
    Skinny Fat & Insulin Resistance
  • Body Dysmorphia and Skinny Fat Including Anorexia & Other Eating Disorders
    Body Dysmorphia and Skinny Fat Including Anorexia & Other Eating Disorders
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    How Skinny Fat Affects Body Shape
  • Skinny Fat Is More Than Just Normal-Weight Obesity
    Skinny Fat Is More Than Just Normal-Weight Obesity
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