When it comes to burning of stored fat in the body, men have it easier than women. It is primarily due to location of body fat storage dictated by genetic codes evolved over millions of years and the gender-different hormones.
Men tend to store the body fat in their abdominal region, whereas the women store it around their hips and thighs.
When the primitive men were hunters-gatherers, they often had to go out on long journeys in search of food. The abdominal fat was the source of energy during those arduous, hungry days. Men with abdominal fat survived better than their thinner counterparts.
During times of famine, the survival rate of women who had larger amounts of fat in their hips and thighs were higher than the skinny ones. Besides, the fat was also essential and proved protective during pregnancy, as a long-term supply of energy.
Both these advantageous genetic traits got passed down the generations – evolution always favors the genetic traits that enhance survival.
The second deciding factor is the hormones. Men’s bodies produce Testosterone, which predisposes the fat to get stored on the stomach or central trunk region. Female bodies produce Estrogen, which promotes fat storage on hips, thighs and buttocks.
Abdominal body fat can be removed quite easily, through a comparatively easier regime of diet and exercise. However, the fat on hips and thighs is really hard to burn off for the women.
However, men need to realize that fat in the stomach region, accompanied by a diet high in fat can increase the risk of lower back pain, joint pain, shortness of breath, high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease and cancer of the colon…
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and then what are the side effects of excessive fats on a women? this article does clear a lot fo questions fattning in my head....but shedding a little more light might help...... could you please elaborate more.... :)
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