# Can you really burn fat specifically in one part of the body? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 14, 2020, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-burn-fat-specifically-in-one-part-of-the-body/853778 "2020-05-14T07:11:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![2Bits](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/e95f7d/32.png) [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-burn-fat-specifically-in-one-part-of-the-body/853778/21 "2020-05-17T19:12:07Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > No. Well… with a blow torch… Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2020, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-burn-fat-specifically-in-one-part-of-the-body/853778/22 "2020-05-17T19:20:10Z")
> [@Kimera757](#): > > I am now picturing a new surgery (or “new”). Take fat from above abs, put below abs. Instant six pack? > > (I figure that is a bad idea.) Yeah. Why put the fat back? (because bacon) ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-burn-fat-specifically-in-one-part-of-the-body/853778/23 "2020-05-18T03:46:40Z")
> [@Kimera757](#): > > I am now picturing a new surgery (or “new”). Take fat from above abs, put below abs. Instant six pack? > > (I figure that is a bad idea.) You’ve been beaten to the punch. > **[New plastic surgery technique makes belly fat look like chiseled abs](https://bgr.com/science/new-plastic-surgery-technique-makes-belly-fat-look-like-chiseled-abs/)** > > With summer fast approaching there’s no shortage of people doing their best to score beach-worthy bodies, but a perennial interest in physical fitness is often … ---
**Author:** ![Ficer67](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c57346/32.png) [@Ficer67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ficer67)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-burn-fat-specifically-in-one-part-of-the-body/853778/24 "2020-05-18T04:17:07Z")
The body scavvs fat cells for energy, whenever there is not enough energy in the foods that are being digested. The body scavvs fat cells from the extremities first, and the stomach and buttocks last. So, through diet and exercise you can get real lean in your arms and legs, but need much more work to get the waistline down to where you want it to be. And after all of that dieting and exercising, you might want to go out and celebrate with a pound of bacon and some curly fries. Well if you do that you bloat up back to your fat self before you get up from the meal. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-burn-fat-specifically-in-one-part-of-the-body/853778/25 "2020-05-18T15:03:24Z")
“Scavvs”? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-burn-fat-specifically-in-one-part-of-the-body/853778/26 "2020-05-18T15:24:10Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > “Scavvs”? WAG-slang for scavenge (use). ---
**Author:** ![Esprise\_Me](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprise_me/32/2947_2.png) [@Esprise\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprise_Me)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-burn-fat-specifically-in-one-part-of-the-body/853778/27 "2020-05-18T16:12:02Z")
Aside from Coolsculpting, there’s also radiofrequency fat reduction. It doesn’t seem to work as well, but there’s some evidence it may work a little. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-burn-fat-specifically-in-one-part-of-the-body/853778/28 "2020-05-18T16:29:26Z")
Eat smaller portions, while still getting a full and balanced diet. Don’t stop eating breads or vegetables or meats, or whatever, just eat normal but in the quantity that your body is telling you that you need. Lift heavy, to create hypertrophy of the muscles that are in places where you’re too thin to allow for a balanced look. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-burn-fat-specifically-in-one-part-of-the-body/853778.md?page=1)