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Title: Body fat distribution article
Post by: ChrissyRyan on September 16, 2026, 10:50:50 PM
Post by: ChrissyRyan on September 16, 2026, 10:50:50 PM
"The sexy secrets of body fat storage."
Published in Popular Science
By SARA CHODOSH
UPDATED MAY 4, 2021. It was originally published on January 12, 2018.
https://www.popsci.com/why-fat-goes-to-my-whatever/
"We're a little obsessive about how we measure body fat and try to move it around.
As a society, we seem perpetually unhappy with wherever our body chooses to store its fat cells. Pop music keeps telling us we should exercise enough to get "little in the middle" while maintaining, as they say, "much back." Countless workouts and fad diets promise to target only "problem areas." And then there are the more drastic means of fat reallocation: The Kardashians move it from their stomachs to their butts, while others take it from their thighs and stick it in their breasts. They turn to these surgeries because nature is just too good at stashing away our excess energy in the form of flab.
If you tend to pack the pounds on your tummy or your butt or your upper arms, you'll continue to tend to put fat there. Forever. Sit-ups and squats can help shape our bodies differently, but no amount of diet or exercise will turn you into a person who naturally stores lipids in a different place. In fact, there's really only one way to do it: change your hormones.
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The article discusses sex hormones. Testosterone and estrogen and their effects on fat storage.
Published in Popular Science
By SARA CHODOSH
UPDATED MAY 4, 2021. It was originally published on January 12, 2018.
https://www.popsci.com/why-fat-goes-to-my-whatever/
"We're a little obsessive about how we measure body fat and try to move it around.
As a society, we seem perpetually unhappy with wherever our body chooses to store its fat cells. Pop music keeps telling us we should exercise enough to get "little in the middle" while maintaining, as they say, "much back." Countless workouts and fad diets promise to target only "problem areas." And then there are the more drastic means of fat reallocation: The Kardashians move it from their stomachs to their butts, while others take it from their thighs and stick it in their breasts. They turn to these surgeries because nature is just too good at stashing away our excess energy in the form of flab.
If you tend to pack the pounds on your tummy or your butt or your upper arms, you'll continue to tend to put fat there. Forever. Sit-ups and squats can help shape our bodies differently, but no amount of diet or exercise will turn you into a person who naturally stores lipids in a different place. In fact, there's really only one way to do it: change your hormones.
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The article discusses sex hormones. Testosterone and estrogen and their effects on fat storage.
Title: Re: Body fat distribution article
Post by: Lori Dee on September 17, 2026, 02:09:20 AM
Post by: Lori Dee on September 17, 2026, 02:09:20 AM
Thanks for this, Chrissy!