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  • May 25

     

    Did you know that body fat is actually deemed to be an organ? In fact a vital organ, to be exact, just like the liver, kidney, skin, or even the heart! Complete with blood vessels, nerves, and of course, fat cells, body fat is a vital organ that releases proteins, substances and hormones that effect the bodies metabolism, energy balance and fat storage. The function of body fat organs vary according to where they are located in the body. Lower body fat organs are women’s fat body organs. Upper body fat organs are not exclusive to either sex. Every body fat organ has uniquepurposes, which means they all absorb and release specific fatty acids, as well as, respond to and secrete specific hormones according to their location in the body.

    For example, the body fat organ on women’s hips and thighs respond to female hormones in natural preparation for pregnancy. The secretion of the female hormone, progesterone, increases by a factor of one thousand directly after ovulation during menstruation. It is not a figment of the imagination that women gain minute amounts of weight besides being bloated at that time! Their body is preparing for pregnancy. And the developing fat organ in the hips and thighs will grow much more if and when they actually do become pregnant. generous] amount of calories must be set aside to supplysustenance for a newborn.

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