09/02/2026
THE DEXA SCAN - Learn the #1 predictor of Heart Disease
Here's something most people don't know until they get a DEXA scan: two people can weigh exactly the same, look similar, and have completely different health risks — because of where their fat is stored.
The culprit is visceral fat (VAT) — the fat that wraps around your organs instead of sitting just under your skin. You can't see it. You can't pinch it. A scale can't detect it. But research shows it's one of the strongest predictors of cardiovascular disease, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes — correlating with cardiometabolic risk markers like blood pressure, triglycerides, and insulin even before other traditional risk factors become abnormal.
In fact, one study of postmenopausal women found DEXA-measured visceral fat was a better predictor of cardiometabolic risk than waist circumference, BMI, or total body fat percentage.
The good news? Visceral fat is one of the most responsive types of fat to lifestyle changes — but you can't manage what you can't measure. Read study
A DEXA scan gives you an exact readout of your visceral fat, along with your total body fat percentage, lean muscle mass, and bone density — all from a 10-minute scan with less radiation than a cross-country flight.
