This general acceleration in body fat accumulation, particularly sex-specific fat, is mainly attributed to changes in female hormone levels. After adolescence, the accumulation of sex-specific fat more or less stops in healthy-weight women, and there is usually no further increase in the number of fat cells. Fat cells in males also do not tend to multiply after adolescence.
Men tend to store visceral fat. A large potbelly, where waist girth begins to exceed hip girth, is strongly associated with an increased risk of coronary artery disease, diabetes, elevated triglycerides, hypertension, cancer, and general overall mortality.
Getting rid of your belly bulge is important for more than just vanity's sake. Excess abdominal fat – particularly visceral fat that surrounds your organs and puffs your stomach into a "beer gut" – is a predictor of heart disease, type II diabetes, insulin resistance, and some cancers.
If diet and exercise haven't done much to reduce your pooch, then your hormones, age, and other genetic factors may be why.
As we age, our body changes how it gains and loses fat. Both men and women experience a declining metabolic rate or the number of calories the body needs to function normally.
On top of that, women have to deal with menopause. If women gain weight after menopause, fat is more likely to gain on and around the belly area.
In menopause, the production of the hormones estrogen and progesterone slows down. Meanwhile, testosterone levels also start to drop at a slower rate. This shift in hormones causes women to hold onto weight in their bellies.
At Amaris B. Clinic, we offer customised targeted fat reduction treatments such as:
• Modern Liposuction With MDC-Sculpt®️ Lipo Technique
• Ultrasonic Assisted Liposuction (UAL)
• Laserlipolysis (Laser Liposuction)
• 4D-Liposuction (Hi-Definition Lipo)
For those bothered by weight gain, we also provide Weight Loss & Management.