Good article on visceral fat - and on weekly running targets

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Here is an interesting article on visceral fat, which also talks about a study that looks at the effects of different running targets per week. Looks like 17 miles per week is the ideal target for keeping visceral fat in check. Needs more research though, as I know that 100 miles a month is hard to keep up:

http://drpinna.com/visceral-fat-9928

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