June 11, 2022

Saddlebags: how to eliminate accumulated fat from the hips

“Women, due to pure genetic predisposition, tend to accumulate more fat in their hips, or in other words, develop the infamous saddlebags. We'll tell you why they can appear for other reasons and what the causes are.” More effective treatments and cosmetics to eliminate that accumulated fat.”

Purely due to genetics, women tend to accumulate fat in their hips (saddlebags), inner thighs, and buttocks. The explanation is simple: we are evolutionarily and biologically predisposed to be mothers in the future, and estrogen and progesterone (two hormones) predispose us to have fat reserves in these areas. Let's focus on saddlebags.

And, unfortunately, it's exclusively a female issue. Why? "It's a common type of fat in women because it's related to a hormonal factor, specifically estrogen, which causes fat to be stored in the hips and legs.", according to cosmetic doctor Javier Pérez Díez of Clínica Premium Marbella. Furthermore, there is a purely genetic reason: fat is distributed differently in men and women. “While we women have a natural tendency to accumulate fat and fluids in the lower body, mainly in the abdomen, hips, buttocks, and thighs, in men it is primarily located in the belly.

AMOR SAEZ [ELLE Editor]
Article published in ELLE magazine online on 09/06/2022
READ FULL ARTICLE: https://www.elle.com/es/belleza/cara-cuerpo/a40143654/cartuchera-como-eliminar-grasa-caderas/

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