Sentences with phrase «higher percentage of body fat»

People with higher percentage of body fat might experience these drops and rises of sugar level more often than leaner people.

It's always better to gain slowly but and stay lean, than to gain high percentage of body fat and then cut it down.

This is due partly to the fact that women have a smaller percentage of lean tissue (muscle, organs, etc.) and a much higher percentage of body fat.

Even as young adults, women who had recurrent eating problems in adolescence continued to have higher percentages of body fat as young adults.

However, as a result they just look smaller, but with high percentage of body fat.

Apparently as a result, the 13 people they studied end up heavier and packed with a significantly higher percentage of body fat than family members with two normal copies of the leptin gene, the team reports in the 1 November issue of Nature.

This suggests that the higher concentrations of hs - CRP in the NWO women than in the preobese - obese women, despite higher percentages of body fat, could contribute to the favorable metabolic profile observed in the NWO group.

They identified deficiencies in vitamin C, zinc, magnesium, and vitamin E as risk factors for having a higher percentage of body fat and belly fat.

Women may respond differently to therapy because they have different hormone levels, lower body weight and a higher percentage of body fat.

The at - risk versions of the second gene, which was identified through analysis of 125 families that include multiple women with a high percentage of body fat (PBF), were carried by 22 % of those with high PBF.

When they do return to the weight they were, their body composition comprises a higher percentage of body fat than before they dieted, predisposing them to further weight gain, as fat burns just a third of the energy muscle does.

Endomorphs are characterized by round bodies, a high percentage of body fat, and a slow metabolism which results in weight gain even when diverging only a little from a clean food diet.

Endomorphs have a higher percentage of body fat, tend to gain weight easily and find it hard to lose weight.

«People who have more muscle mass are able to indulge for a short period of time and get away with it, whereas people who have a higher percentage of body fat tend to put on weight easily,» says McGrice.

They're the ones with a higher percentage of body fat.»

«Endomorphs have a higher percentage of body fat, tend to gain weight easily and find it hard to lose weight,» says accredited exercise physiologist Anna - Louise Moule.

As with excess sugar in our diets, a lifestyle that relies on instant and packaged foods will result in a higher percentage of body fat, both ugly subcutaneous fat and dangerous visceral fat.

Skinny fat is where you have a high percentage of body fat but you still look skinny or small based on your dress size and weight.

And while I was on the lower average end of the weight spectrum for my height (140ish lbs, 5» 10»), I had a high percentage of body fat (40 %).

When they go off the diet they typically regain the weight and wind up with a higher percentage of body fat than before they went on the diet.

Having a high percentage of body fat increases your risk of developing diseases such as diabetes, hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol), and hypertension (high blood pressure), which can lead to arteriosclerosis, type 2 diabetes (T2DM), metabolic syndrome and certain cancers [1, 25].

Many people want to lose body fat simply so they look good, however, having a high percentage of body fat is known to be one of the most serious causes of ill health.

I know 18.5 % is typically recommended as the lowest for women in that age range but it seems counterintuitive to intentionally overeat and be lazy to gain a higher percentage of body fat.

Skinny fat is a term used to describe people who appear slim or skinny, but actually have quite a high percentage of body fat.

Alternatively, you may be skinny fat which means you are skinny but have a higher percentage of body fat.

These skinny people can be skinny fat (i.e. appear skinny but actually have a high percentage of body fat) or they can be genuinely skinny with a low body fat percentage and still have cellulite (this is much more rare, but does happen).

Fat is an excellent insulator, so while dogs who have a high percentage of body fat are less likely to suffer from the effects of cold weather, they are more likely to suffer in hot weather.

The fact that these girls actually have higher percentages of body fat than their peers when they are 14 and 16 years of age further supports the suggestion that the unhealthy dieting practices many adopt are in response to the rapid weight changes during puberty.

These girls also had higher percentages of body fat than other girls.