The Pear Pears have larger lower bodies and smaller upper bodies -- storing fat on the hips, thighs, and butt. The biggest challenge for this body type? Losing weight. When we drop pounds, our body burns through the fat around our middle -- the kind linked to heart disease, diabetes, and cancer -- first. Which is great, except that pears dont have a lot of belly flab to begin with. Instead, theyve got fat on their lower half, which refuses to budge, Dr. Savard says. Some researchers believe that stubborn butt and thigh fat (known as passive fat) is so hard to shed because it was meant to stay put, giving women a ready supply of fuel during childbirth and breastfeeding. Another possible explanation: Cellulite, which generally affects hips and thighs, creates a net of fibrous tissue that makes it difficult for the blood supply to reach fat stores. If blood cant get in, Dr. Savard says, the fat cant be broken down and carried out. When it comes to their health, however, pears luck out. Passive fat may actually help reduce your risk of heart disease and diabetes, some scientists say. In fact, fat stored around the hips and butt was recently found to reduce insulin resistance and increase good HDL cholesterol. We still have a lot to learn about why pear-zone fat seems to have a protective effect against chronic disease, Dr. Savard says. But the research clearly shows it does.
Posted on: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 15:30:02 +0000
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