| There is no medical condition known as cellulite but if | | | | keep those connective tissues firm and strong and |
| you mention the word to any woman, she'll know | | | | avoid accumulating excess fats which play such a |
| exactly what is meant by it. | | | | huge role in the development of cellulite. |
| Cellulite is a term used to describe the chain of | | | | Losing weight alone will not help you get rid of |
| wrinkled fat cells and subcutaneous connective tissue | | | | cellulite. According to research, a large portion of the |
| beneath the skin and which seems to be more | | | | weight lost by dieting alone, especially rapid weight |
| prevalent in women and accumulates more in the | | | | loss, is active tissue such as muscle and connective |
| lower half of the body. | | | | tissue, while a smaller fraction is excess fat. Exercise |
| Most people tend to think that cellulites are only | | | | has the opposite effect. It increases the lean body |
| present in people who are overweight or obese but | | | | mass and decreases the excess fat. |
| that's far from being the case. In fact, there are | | | | Transforming food into fat seems all too easy for |
| many people who have cellulite who are not fat at all. | | | | most of us. Losing fat is far more difficult, and to |
| In reality, nobody knows the main reason why some | | | | accomplish this, we have only three alternatives: (1) |
| people accumulate cellulite and not others, but there | | | | decrease food intake and keep activity constant; (2) |
| are some factors that health experts are considering | | | | increase activity and keep food intake constant; or |
| such as the structure of the fat cells or toxins that | | | | (3) combine both approaches: control food intake and |
| enter the body. | | | | increase activity. |
| One of the main reasons why cellulite appears to be | | | | Exercise is not for everyone who is overweight and |
| more abundant in women is because of the | | | | severely overweight people should exercise only |
| composition of the fat lobules which are larger and | | | | under medical supervision to prevent strain on the |
| more rectangular than men's. As the fatty cells swell | | | | cardiovascular system and connective tissue. And no |
| and get bigger, it creates a protruding appearance to | | | | one should restrict food intake drastically without a |
| the skin producing the familiar orange peel look. Also, | | | | medical consultation. Resorting to this kind of activity |
| estrogen and progesterone levels determine how | | | | will only get the matter worse. |
| much fat your body stores or releases, and it's quite | | | | For people who are prone to cellulite, there are no |
| common for women to store fat in cellulite prone | | | | magic cellulite treatment remedies for selective |
| areas during pregnancy or while taking oral | | | | cellulite removal. It can only be reduced as part of an |
| contraceptives. | | | | overall weight reduction program through adopting a |
| Even though not all those who develop cellulites are | | | | healthy eating and living plan, together with increasing |
| obese, being overweight can really trigger their | | | | exercise, so that body fat is reduced rather than |
| development. This is because too much fat under the | | | | connective tissues. |
| skin tends to push the connective tissue creating a | | | | In addition, increasing the intake of water will help |
| strain on the skin and the cellulites form. However, | | | | cleanse the system and flush out damaging toxins. |
| this is still dependent on the structure of the cells. If | | | | Stopping smoking or at least reducing it will also be |
| an individual's cell structure does not inhibit the | | | | beneficial as smoking impacts negatively on the |
| tendency to bulge or expand even if fat deposits | | | | capillaries in the skin and reducing stress will help |
| accumulate, then there will be no cellulites. | | | | lower the level of damaging toxins too. |
| So, the most important thing to remember here is to | | | | |