What melts fat in the human body?

In the fat cell, other types of lipases work to break down fats into fatty acids and glycerol. These lipases are activated by various hormones, such as glucagon, epinephrine and growth hormone. The resulting glycerol and fatty acids are released into the blood, and travel to the liver through the bloodstream.

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" " Figure 3. How a fat cell breaks down fat.

When you are not eating, your body is not absorbing food. If your body is not absorbing food, there is little insulin in the blood. However, your body is always using energy; and if you're not absorbing food, this energy must come from internal stores of complex carbohydrates, fats and proteins. Under these conditions, various organs in your body secrete hormones:

pancreas - glucagon

pituitary gland - growth hormone

pituitary gland - ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone)

adrenal gland - epinephrine (adrenaline)

thyroid gland - thyroid hormone

These hormones act on cells of the liver, muscle and fat tissue, and have the opposite effects of insulin. When you are not eating, or you are exercising, your body must draw on its internal energy stores. Your body's prime source of energy is glucose. In fact, some cells in your body, such as brain cells, can get energy only from glucose. The first line of defense in maintaining energy is to break down carbohydrates, or glycogen, into simple glucose molecules -- this process is called glycogenolysis. Next, your body breaks down fats into glycerol and fatty acids in the process of lipolysis. The fatty acids can then be broken down directly to get energy, or can be used to make glucose through a multi-step process called gluconeogenesis. In gluconeogenesis, amino acids can also be used to make glucose. In the fat cell, other types of lipases work to break down fats into fatty acids and glycerol. These lipases are activated by various hormones, such as glucagon, epinephrine and growth hormone. The resulting glycerol and fatty acids are released into the blood, and travel to the liver through the bloodstream. Once in the liver, the glycerol and fatty acids can be either further broken down or used to make glucose.

Losing Weight and Losing Fat

Your weight is determined by the rate at which you store energy from the food that you eat, and the rate at which you use that energy. Remember that as your body breaks down fat, the number of fat cells remains the same; each fat cell simply gets smaller.

Most experts agree that the way to maintain a healthy weight is:

Eat a balanced diet - appropriate amounts of carbohydrates, fat and protein

Do not eat excessively - for most people, a diet of 1,500 to 2,000 calories a day is sufficient to maintain a healthy weight

Exercise regularly

What should I wear to hide my belly fat?

Go big on top, narrow on bottom. If you like the idea of belly camouflage but want to show some shape too, let opposites attract. Pair any full-cut top, blouse, jacket or tunic with a slim base of trim pants, leggings or straight or skinny jeans (here's where the latter come in handy even if you no longer love them).

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1. Shift the show to your legs

Born in the 1960s and popularized by everyone from Jackie O to Audrey Hepburn, shift dresses in straight and A-line shapes are a classic and classy solution to belly bulge. The overall silhouette is always crisp, roomy and stands away from the body — so there’s no cling at the middle. You get to choose sleeveless to short, elbow, three-quarter or long sleeves too. The only catch? It’s all about your legs as a new focal point. For those of us who think our legs are still pretty darn good (or even great!), choose a shift dress in a length that suits you (above the knee, at the knee or just covering the knee), skip the shapewear and stock up on low chic heels, flats and sandals.