When it comes to looks and appearance, cellulite is probably one of the worst issues to deal with. But what is cellulite and why does it affect some people more than others, notably women? And are there any solutions available? Read on and find out the difficult truth.
When fat is stored in the body resulting in the skin appealing lumpy and uneven, you are likely to suffer from cellulite. If you pinch the skin around an area of cellulite you often find it looks like orange peel. In general, cellulite is more commonly found on the hips, buttocks and legs, more than other parts of the body.
Fat stored in other parts of the body is the same type of fat that results in cellulite; this is also known as adipose tissue. Adipose tissue sweeps up fat that the body wants to store as an extra amount of energy. When the blood is exposed to a high concentration of sugar for a very long time, coming from calories, the body stores this in adipose tissue.
Adipose tissue finds any available space in the connective tissue in the skin, resulting in skin looking like orange peel, which is probably the distinctive look everybody knows. It is a little bit like butter being squeezed through a knitted sweater. The butter will come squeezing through the various holes in between the strands of wool and you’ll get an effect very like cellulite in the body.
It particularly affects women because we put on fat in a totally different way to men. In men, adipose tissue settles more around the waist and abdomen, as well as close to internal organs. Women however, tend to build up adipose tissue around hips and thighs, and this is more likely to create visible cellulite. With age, connective tissue in the skin becomes looser, resulting in more of adipose tissue finding a way through to the surface.
So, now we know what it is, what can we do about Cellulite? Using weight is the number one solution, and there are a couple of options to consider. Firstly, use up more energy than you put into your body as calories. Exercise helps, and does more than just use up energy. The metabolic rate in your body will increase with aerobic exercises done regularly, resulting in using up more energy stored in the body. Exercise also tones up muscles. Our skin is partly made up of muscle fibers and tightening these up will help cellulite to become less obvious.
The second way to lose weight is to not allow our blood-sugar levels to rise too fast, and this means avoiding all those lovely things that we like to munch on. To achieve this, it is best to stay away from foods containing lots of sugar, French fries, white bread that has been processed, noodles, rice and alcohol. As the body needs blood with a high concentration of sugar to be able to store fat, it will be physically impossible to gain weight.
Many people will also use hydrating creams and massage. T These only give a temporary look of improvement, as they don’t remove the cellulite but swell the skin around it to make it look smooth. There is no long-lasting substitute for a low-calorie, low sugar diet that is fairly high in protein, fruit and vegetables however. Treating cellulite is the same as treating any other fat in the lobby - the only ways to fight it are exercise and diet.
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