I'm Apple-Shaped :(
Suddenly I have this urgent need to be responsible for my health. Yes, suddenly. I see what I want to see & hear what I want to hear.. Yes, wilful as usual..
What I found online -
"Weight gain in the area of and above the waist (apple type) is more dangerous than weight gained around the hips and flank area (pear type). Fat cells in the upper body have different qualities than those found in hips and thighs."
"The apple body shape (body fat is stored around the middle - i.e. abdomen, chest and surround internal organs, such as the heart) is linked with health problems such as coronary heart disease, diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure and gall bladder disease.
The shape is predominantly a male phenomenon; although women are more prone to develop an apple shape in mid-life, particularly after menopause. This is because the female hormones are present in much smaller amounts and so the shape tends to become more 'male'.
There is also evidence that abdominal fat develops when you are under long-term stress. The hormone cortisol is released during stress, and it seems that high levels of cortisol in the body tend to encourage central fat to accumulate. Researchers at Yale University studied 60 women and found that the more stress they were under, the more fat they stored around their stomach.
In other words, the people most likely to develop an apple body shape are stressed men of any age, and older stressed women.
The apple shaped body effect can be minimized with a sensible diet, regular exercise and stress-reduction techniques."
"Apple-shape people with fat concentrated around the abdomen, are more likely than pear-shaped people to develop health problems related to obesity. Intra-abdominal fat (IAF) is closely associated with Type 2 Diabetes as well as insulin resistance. This kind of abdominal or central fat is also associated with increased risk of hormonal cancers (e.g. breast cancer), ovulatory dysfunction and sleep apnea. Thus apple-shaped individuals have a greater risk of weight-related disorders and need to pay close attention to normalizing their weight."
What I found online -
"Weight gain in the area of and above the waist (apple type) is more dangerous than weight gained around the hips and flank area (pear type). Fat cells in the upper body have different qualities than those found in hips and thighs."
"The apple body shape (body fat is stored around the middle - i.e. abdomen, chest and surround internal organs, such as the heart) is linked with health problems such as coronary heart disease, diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure and gall bladder disease.
The shape is predominantly a male phenomenon; although women are more prone to develop an apple shape in mid-life, particularly after menopause. This is because the female hormones are present in much smaller amounts and so the shape tends to become more 'male'.
There is also evidence that abdominal fat develops when you are under long-term stress. The hormone cortisol is released during stress, and it seems that high levels of cortisol in the body tend to encourage central fat to accumulate. Researchers at Yale University studied 60 women and found that the more stress they were under, the more fat they stored around their stomach.
In other words, the people most likely to develop an apple body shape are stressed men of any age, and older stressed women.
The apple shaped body effect can be minimized with a sensible diet, regular exercise and stress-reduction techniques."
"Apple-shape people with fat concentrated around the abdomen, are more likely than pear-shaped people to develop health problems related to obesity. Intra-abdominal fat (IAF) is closely associated with Type 2 Diabetes as well as insulin resistance. This kind of abdominal or central fat is also associated with increased risk of hormonal cancers (e.g. breast cancer), ovulatory dysfunction and sleep apnea. Thus apple-shaped individuals have a greater risk of weight-related disorders and need to pay close attention to normalizing their weight."
posted by blurrblob at 9/29/2007 12:12:00 AM
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