Obesity is the epidemic of the 21st century and the main reason for death in humans. We cannot deny that this type of cardiovascular disease is a worldwide concern and that it affects health. Although there are clear factors that determine why a person is obese, it is curious to see how there are certain parts of our body that accumulate more fat than others.
The body is an intelligent machine that decides to store energy in case we have food shortages later. The distribution of fat is totally different in each person, since it depends a lot on physical characteristics, sex, lifestyle and genetics. Fat accumulates in two different ways: in subcutaneous adipose tissue (homogeneously throughout the body) and in visceral adipose (in the abdomen).
Fat is related to hormones
Experts say that fat distribution is closely related to hormones. In the case of women , the fat is usually divided generally throughout the body, but in the case of men the accumulation is centered on the abdomen and waist.
Even so, there are also families that have a tendency to accumulate thanks to visceral adipose tissue. And, in case you didn't know, visceral tissue is more closely related to cardiovascular diseases like diabetes or hypertension.
Fat accumulates because there is a caloric surplus and our body accumulates that excess calories in adipose tissue. Formerly it made sense, since the human being went through periods of hunger ; but at present we do not spend all the energy to eat in large quantities.
It is advisable to lead a healthy lifestyle and exercise to avoid being predisposed to fat accumulation.
Why is it so difficult to remove fat?
It is much faster to accumulate fat than to eliminate it, even when dieting and staying active, but you must bear in mind that the body finds it difficult to be in energy deficit.
The most common is that we consume more calories than we spend and when we eat less, our body uses adipose tissue as fuel. While it is true, it costs you quite a bit because you are not prepared to consume those fat stores.
Believe it or not, your body feels attacked and tries to defend itself against that caloric drop. That is why it is a slow process, but dedicating time and maintaining the caloric deficit will gradually disappear.
About why there are certain areas of the body that lose weight faster than others, it is because there is a more resistant type. For example, the one that accumulates in the abdomen and in the core costs much more than the one that is in the subcutaneous tissue.
