What is TRUE about the location of the body fat on heath risk?

a. visceral fat is associated with a lower incidence of heart disease
b. subcutaneous fat carries a higher health risk than visceral fat.
c. people who carry fat in the hips and lower body have more subcutaneous fat.
d. visceral fat storage is more common in women than men


Ans: c. people who carry fat in the hips and lower body have more subcutaneous fat.

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