As we all know, the most effective way to lose weight is to control diet and strengthen exercise. But the same is to eat fat-reducing meals, soaking in the gym, men quickly lost dozens of pounds, while women lost 10 pounds are hard, and even some people will lose more and more fat.
Is it that women don't eat enough and don't practice hard enough?
Let's start with the answer: men do have an advantage over women in terms of weight loss, and they lose weight faster.
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How does this work? Please read on.
In preparation for future fertility and breastfeeding, a girl's body begins to store fat during puberty [1]. Boys tend to weigh heavier during adolescence, but girls gain fat far more each year than boys. Girls gain about 1 kg of fat per year, while boys only gain 0.2 kg per year [2].
From puberty, girls grow meat (fat) at 5 times the rate of boys until adulthood is stable. After so many years of accumulation of meat, women's body fat is higher than men's, and it is naturally more difficult to reduce.
Speaking of which, I couldn't help but pinch my own little belly...
Testosterone is a steroid hormone that is secreted by the testicles of men or the ovaries of women. Testosterone stimulates protein synthesis, inhibits protein degradation, and promotes muscle growth[3].
After a large number of anti-resistance exercises, the testosterone concentration increases, helping men gain muscle and lose fat after exercise. And women's testosterone secretion is very small, which is of little use for sports fat loss; and if a woman's testosterone secretion is too high, it will have a devastating impact on health, which may lead to infertility or obesity.
Girls don't have to worry, and then lose weight and fail to move this reason out, ensuring that other people (especially men) are convinced!
What is more heartfelt is that women are not only difficult to lose fat, but also love to eat and eat more than men!
Although women say they are "not hungry", when they smell chocolate cake, pizza and other delicacies, the "appetite switch" area in the brain will come alive. Men, on the other hand, do not have such brain regions active [4].
Other studies have found that men's mental health has little to do with diet, but women may need to eat more food to maintain positive and healthy moods [5].
That is to say, on the one hand, in the process of weight loss, women are more likely to resist the temptation of food and eat specially; on the other hand, women have more emotional dependence on food than men, and like to eat when they are happy, and they also like to eat and eat when they are lost.
Therefore, compared with boys, girls are more likely to lose weight because of poor diet control, resulting in weight loss failure!
Speaking of which, I suddenly felt a pang of sadness as I was losing weight. Forget it, just order a cup of milk tea to comfort yourself...
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It is girls who want to lose weight the most, and the most likely to be fat is girls. Being a girl is really too southern.
In general, controlling diet + exercise is recognized as the most effective way to lose weight. But for women, we also have some small suggestions, which may help you who have repeatedly lost weight and failed:
1. Regular strength training to maintain muscle mass to boost basal metabolism
2. Find the best way to eat and drink for a long time
3. Get enough sleep
4. Keep in a good mood
5. Don't be too yourself
Although it is really easier for men to lose weight than women, girls should not be discouraged by this.
Losing weight is not a game, but a process of learning to live in peace with your body. Although the girl's weight loss rate is slow, it is always progressing in the direction she expects.
Focus on your own progress, don't give up!
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[2] Bitar A, VernetJ, Coudert J, Vermorel M. Longitudinal changes in bodycomposition, physical capacities and energy expenditure in boys and girlsduring the onset of puberty. Eur J Nutr 2000; 39: 157–163.
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[4] WashingtonPost, “The scales of injustice: Weight loss differs between men, women,”Jennifer Van Allen, August 2014
[5]https://neurosciencenews.com/diet-women-wellbeing-9746/
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