Eli5: what causes fat buildup in vital organs like heart

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If a person gains weight What Causes that fat to go to organs, why can’t it just go to the tummy or some other place where it would make sense for it to go. And why does sugar in diet make more fat go to for example the heart?

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Think of it like street parking for cars, the cars or fat is parked where it can be used and where there is space so the stomach has plenty of space, but around organs like the heart etc. the fat potentially can be used later by the organ when needed for energy to operate the organ. Once the standard parking areas fill up the other areas will start to be used, but eventually the number of parked cars may mean that traffic has to flow very carefully and slowly to avoid hiting the parked vehicles.

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