Reducing total body fat improves:
- both body image
- and the risk of obesity accompanied by abnormal biochemical markers, intra-visceral fat, comorbidities such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, premature death, disturbed hormone secretion, fatty infiltration of the liver, certain autoimmune diseases, osteoarthritis and some types of cancer.
The goal of the dieter is the loss of adipose tissue, through a low calorie diet, while maintaining muscle mass, combined with physical activity to create a negative energy balance.