India, Jan. 23 -- Long workdays, skipped workouts, late dinners-over time, these everyday habits often show up first around the belly. The fat stored inside the abdomen, known as visceral fat, sits around vital organs and directly affects how your abdominal muscles function. These muscles act like a natural support belt, holding organs in place and protecting the spine during everyday movements such as walking, lifting, or even coughing. When excess fat builds up in this area, it disrupts this balance over time. According to bariatric surgeons Dr Mriganka S Sharma and Dr Amit D Goswami, prolonged abdominal fat accumulation can gradually weaken the abdominal wall, often without obvious early symptoms, increasing the risk of hernias and chr...