Ever wondered why you find it difficult to shed those extra pounds before the big party you want to attend. Have those attempts to lose a few kilos to keep diabetes and other lifestyle related diseases in check proved futile?
Well the answer lies in assessing not only your diet and exercise plans but also what body type you are.
The body types are classified as:
1. Apple-shaped body-type ( The central portion of the body is bulky with fat deposits concentrated in the chest and abdomen regions).
2. Pear-shaped body ( The region below the waste-line is the site of fat deposits.Heavy hips, bulky thighs and buttocks characterize this body type).
This body type determines as to how an individual will respond to various diet and exercise plans and this was the aim of a very recently published study in the Journal of American Medical Association.
The subjects in the study were put on 2 different diet plans. In both plans the same amount of carbohydrates, proteins and fiber were provided but the amounts of healthy fat were varied with one diet plan encouraging intake of healthy fats while the second plan concentrating on low-fat intake.
Subjects in this study showed varying results in terms of weight loss based on their body type, fat intake and insulin response.
Those with apple shaped body and following a diet which encouraged consumption of healthy fats showed more weight loss and effective weight maintenance as compared to those with same body type but on a low-fat diet.The amount of insulin secreted by people of this body type was also high.
The people with pear-shaped body type responded in same way to both the diet plans but were not so successful in keeping off the shed pounds as compared to their apple-shaped counterparts over an 18-month period.This group showed secretion of low amounts on insulin.
So before we decide to embark on a weight-loss diet and exercise plan it is of significance to see which plan best suits are body type. We should go in for a plan which is in accordance with our physiology and will prove beneficial to our health interests.
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