# @ciarafoyinc on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DW2aie-EQdg
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/64186612-ciarafoyinc-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-04-08T00:16:15.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Ciara Foy // Nutritionist • Hormone Expert • 20 Yrs (@ciarafoyinc) — https://gondola.cc/ciarafoyinc

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After my last reel on visceral fat, my DMs were flooded with the same question: 

“Wait, what do you mean it’s an organ?”

So here’s the full breakdown.

Visceral fat is not the same as the fat under your skin. It is metabolically active tissue that produces hormones and inflammatory chemicals 24 hours a day. 

Researchers classify it as an endocrine organ. And after 40, it’s one of the hidden drivers behind weight gain that won’t budge, hormonal symptoms that get worse every year, and insulin resistance that develops silently before any blood test catches it.

Here’s what most women never learn:

You can gain visceral fat without gaining weight on the scale. As estrogen drops in perimenopause, your body shifts WHERE it stores fat, from hips and thighs to abdomen. Same weight, completely different metabolic picture.

Visceral fat produces aromatase, which converts testosterone into estrogen. It suppresses progesterone. It releases inflammatory cytokines that block your insulin signal. And it does all of this while you’re “eating clean” and “doing everything right.”

This is why cardio alone doesn’t fix it. Why eating less doesn’t fix it. Why cutting carbs doesn’t fix it. The visceral fat itself is producing the conditions that keep you stuck.

The fix is a specific metabolic sequence in a specific order. Liver. Gut. Blood sugar. Cortisol. Then strength and protein and don’t forget fibre!

I’m teaching that exact order on April 14. Free. Live. The Metabolic Truth.

Comment TRUTH and I’ll send you the link. Free live. Upgrade to VIP for replay + worksheets.

Save this. Read it slowly. Then share it with every woman who’s been told her belly fat is just bloat.

#visceralfat #insulinresistance #perimenopause #metabolichealth #weightlossover40

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visceralfat, metabolichealth, insulinresistance, perimenopause, weightlossover40

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