Belly fat is the most dangerous kind of fat in terms of serious health effects. On the photo here you see what just five pounds of fat would look like on your belly. The excess fat surrounds the organs and forces them to work harder. Dr. Gonzalez-Campoy says "It is not the fat under the skin that really matters. It is the fat inside the abdominal cavity that matters. If you put this (5 pounds of fat) inside of your abdomen around your intestines, that's the fat that we really want to get after."
He says liposuction is not the answer. Liposuction only removes the fat just under the skin. It doesn't get rid of the fat deeper inside the abdomen. And this is the fat that leads to cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
See the interesting video and interview of Dr. Gonzalez-Campoy by Angela Davis here.
Tara Reid has never been overweight. She says she weighs 110 now and has fluctuated about 10 pounds over this point at times. (Her height is 5'4".) But despite being very slim, Reid decided a couple of years ago that she would like a flatter stomach. She wanted her stomach to be taut, like a six-pack.