Device and method for shrinking visceral fat cells

Abstract

A device and method for shrinking visceral fat cells includes a belt-like device and weighting members in a cooperative relationship such that cumulative weight equal to about 5%-8% of the weight of the wearer can be symmetrically arranged around the wearer's waist to alter the natural center of gravity of the wearer's body to cause, over a period of time, shrinkage of visceral fat cells around the center of gravity, thereby reducing the amount of visceral fat within the body.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A device to be worn about the waist of a human being, the device comprising:
 a) a belt-like device having opposite free ends;   b) a connector for adjustably connecting the free ends to secure the belt-like device about the waist of a human being;   c) a series of pockets secured to the belt-like device for selectively receiving weights placed symmetrically around the waist;   d) weighting items for placement in the series of pockets for providing symmetrical weighting around the waist; and   e) the belt-like device, the pockets and the weighting items being arranged in a cooperative relationship such that the pockets selectively and cumulatively can contain weight equal to about 5%-8% of the weight of the wearer and can be symmetrically arranged around the wearer's waist to alter the natural center of gravity of the wearer's body to cause, over a period of time, shrinkage of visceral fat cells around the center of gravity, thereby reducing the amount of visceral fat within the body.   
     
     
         2 . A device according to  claim 1  wherein the connector includes Velcro strips attached to the respective opposite free ends and are, respectively, attached to the respective inside and outside surfaces of the opposite free ends. 
     
     
         3 . A device according to  claim 1  wherein the weighting items are small bags for containing dense materials. 
     
     
         4 . A device according to  claim 3  wherein the dense material is selected from the group comprising Sand, Calcium Carbonate, Barite, Hematite, and Dolomite. 
     
     
         5 . A device to be worn about the waist of a human being for reducing the amount of visceral fat within the body, the device comprising:
 a) a belt-like device having opposite free ends;   b) a connector for adjustably connecting the free ends to secure the belt-like device about the waist of a human being;   c) a series of weighting items for selective placement symmetrically around the waist for providing symmetrical weighting around the waist; such that the weighting items cumulatively weigh about 5%-8% of the weight of the wearer and are arranged to alter the natural center of gravity of the wearer's body to cause, over a period of time, shrinkage of visceral fat cells around the center of gravity.   
     
     
         6 . A device according to  claim 5  wherein the connector includes Velcro strips attached to the respective opposite free ends and are, respectively, attached to the respective inside and outside surfaces of the opposite free ends. 
     
     
         7 . A device according to  claim 5  wherein the weighting items are small bags for containing dense materials. 
     
     
         8 . A device according to  claim 7  wherein the dense material is selected from the group comprising Sand, Calcium Carbonate, Barite, Hematite, and Dolomite. 
     
     
         9 . A method for shrinking visceral fat cells includes wearing a belt-like device and weighting members in a cooperative relationship such that cumulative worn weight is equal to about 5%-8% of the weight of the wearer and is generally symmetrically arranged around the wearer's waist to alter the natural center of gravity of the wearer's body to cause, over a period of time, shrinkage of visceral fat cells around the center of gravity, thereby reducing the amount of visceral fat within the body.