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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Weight Loss And Apples And Pears Pardon?

By Kelli D Jackson

Many individuals want to drop weight these days. Obesity and being fat has reached prevalent proportions. There are many aesthetic reasons why individuals want to lose weight as they intend to look good and fit into their jeans but the most significant motive to lose weight is for health reasons.

Dissimilar bodies accumulate fat differently. A person who stores all of the spare fat in their thighs and butt has separate problems than a person who stores all of their excess fat in the core or the abdominal section. When you carry your fat in your thighs and butt you are shaped like a pear and when you carry your excess fat in your abdominal region you are shaped like an apple. The way that you carry your fat has a great influence on your health.

The pear-shaped women, who carry all of their excess weight in their butt and thighs, are at a health benefit over the apple shaped women. While they may have more trouble finding "jeans that fit" and they may fight with body image just as much as the apple-shaped woman, they do not have the same health issues to contend with. The flab they carry on their butts and thighs is not necessarily damaging to their health.

The fat that accumulates around the belly region puts the person at threat for things like heart disease and cardiovascular problems, diabetes and other health risks. The problem is that the fat in the belly region collects around the internal organs. This prevents the organs from performing optimally. If you are pear-shaped you escape this dilemma because there are no internal organs in your butt and thighs.

To decide if you are an apple or a pear, you must compute your waist-hip ratio. Divide your waist in inches by your hips in inches and if the result is o.8 or less you are considered to be a pear. If the result is more than 0.8 then you are an apple shape. For instance a 28 inch waist divided by a 38 inch hip is 0.73 a pear, while a 32 inch waist divided by the same 38 inch hip is 0.84 or an apple.

While a pear may grieve for her big butt and thunder thighs it is normally more of a body image challenge, while the apple can be facing some very grave health risks. Exercise and a wise diet are critical if you are apple shaped and losing even as little as 2 inches off your waist can prevent your health risks. If you are an apple, augment your cardio and concentrate on consuming a diet rich in fiber by consuming more fruits, vegetables, beans and legumes, and lean protien sources such as fish and skinless chicken.

One plus that an apple-shaped woman has is that the fat that accumulates in the abdominal region tends to come off much quicker than the fat that accumulates in the butt and thighs. The fat in the butt and thighs is much more stubborn and it will require much more diligence with dieting and exercise to at long last come off.

We cannot dictate our body type and how we carry our surplus fat but we can do whatsoever is possible to lose weight and increase wellbeing. - 17268

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