Sunday, January 03, 2010

Are you an Apple or a Pear ?


Men and Women store fat in different areas of the body. In men, it is deposited mostly in upper arms, shoulders and abdomen. In women, it is mainly deposited in hips, buttocks, thighs and breasts. For both the sexes, measuring your waist gives a good indication of whether you are carrying excess weight or not.

People who tend to gain weight in the abdominal region are said to have an apple shape. If you tend to gain weight mostly on your hips, buttocks and thighs you are said to have a pear shape. The location of the body fat affects your health.

Apple shape people are most likely than pear shaped people to develop health problems related to

  • Obesity
  • Type II Diabetes
  • Harmonal Cancers
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • High blood pressure

However, you can limit its extent by paying close attention to normalizing your weight and keeping fit.

3 comments:

  1. Good idea and good articles keerthi.keep going.you are raising the flag for health but at the same time provide the solutions what you know.Give the links for BMI index caluculators from net.It will increase the attention.All the best.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you Kranthi garu. I will surely add the links to the post. Sorry couldn't update the blog regularly. Will make sure I do it frequently.

      Delete
  2. The article is informative. It would be nice if you add a solution or some tips to the problem.

    -ajaY vegeSna

    ReplyDelete