media calls being “apple shaped”) is a clear
risk factor for heart disease, high blood
pressure, stroke, and diabetes?
Deposition of visceral fat (which
contributes to that sexy apple shape) is one of
the direct effects of increased gut
permeability.
Over time, with ongoing gut leakage, your
liver and surrounding fat deposits act like a
spongy trap for some of the bad guys that get
in. This leads to significant inflammation in
those tissues, as well as excessive deposits of
fat in both the liver and surrounding adipose
tissue.
That means your leaky gut also plays a
major role (along with cortisol) in your
stubborn belly fat and directly contributes to
your risk of conditions like heart disease, high
blood pressure, stroke, and diabetes.
We should have your attention by now—
but once again, there is good news. Much like