Heavyandhungry:So, just to be clear, what causes a person to gain a gut or visceral fat?
Because when I first started gaining it mostly went to my belly but recently it’s been mostly my chest.
If I wanted more belly what would I eat to get that? Or conversely, if I wanted bigger breasts what would I eat for that?
Basically I just eat whatever I want but it’s news to me that I should be considering what I eat depending on the body shape I desire.
Answers to this would be helpful for others. Although this info is probably already out there and I’m too lazy to find it
becomingoverweight:Here's some advice I've posted for gaining primarily subcutaneous fat:
"I suggest overeating foods with high amounts of the long chain saturated fatty acids palmitic and stearic acid as these fats help reduce visceral fat. Dairy fat and cacao butter have lots of them so they're good for gaining primarily subcutaneous fat. Lots of gainers like using heavy cream to gain. Omega-6 fatty acids(linoleic acid(most of soybean oil)) interfere with that beneficial effect and cause visceral fat gains so I recommend minimizing that. Alcohol and sugar(especially fructose) cause visceral fat gains too so only have them in moderation. If you have carbs, try to opt for whole over refined. The fiber helps lower visceral gains."
If you want to gain visceral fat, do the opposite of that. The soft fat in your chest is part of the subcutaneous fat deposit BTW.
Also, you may want to be careful with visceral fat gains. Excess visceral fat deteriorates your metabolic health and may make you develop metabolic syndrome. Excess subcutaneous fat on the other hand is metabolically benign.
Here is a thread I made with loads of scientific studies on fat's effects on health and how to affect fat distribution:
Compendium of Fat Studies This is actually seriously helpful. Thanks a ton!
