Belly fat is the most resistant to weight loss
Daily MailShedding lockdown weight is high on the priority list for millions of Britons as the country prepares to celebrate freedom after restrictions are scheduled to lift in June. But a new study has found stomach blubber is the hardest of all forms of body fat to lose if adopting the popular diet technique intermittent fasting. Scientists discovered belly fat is the most resistant due to a 'preservation mode' which allows it to stay put while fat around the rest of the body is burned for fuel. Scroll down for video A new study has found stomach blubber is the hardest of all forms of body fat to lose if adopting the diet technique of intermittent fasting. Scientists discovered belly fat is the most resistant due to a 'preservation mode' which allows it to stay put while fat around the rest of the body is burned INTERMITTENT FASTING Intermittent fasting involves cycling between periods of fasting and eating and there are a few different methods of doing this.