are you
Skinny-Fat?
Jade Teta, ND
Keoni Teta, ND
S
kinny is a deceptive word. Fat is the last thing a per- tional obesity. In medical terminology, skinny-fat is known as
son thinks of when they hear the word “skinny”, yet sarcopenic obesity. This is where despite a thin appearance,
skinny-fat is very real and increasingly prevalent. The a person has a muscle-to-fat ratio that is undesirable. This is
term skinny-fat refers to someone who appears skinny yet has most often seen in elderly women, but is increasingly preva-
a body that is excessively soft and flabby and lacks firmness lent in younger women and some men as well. So how do you
or tone. The mushy feel of this type of physique is a dead give know if you are skinny-fat and how do you fix it if you are?
away that the person avoids weight training and/or avoids ad-
equate protein intake. For participants of the fat loss lifestyle, Indications of Skinny-Fat
skinny-fat is every bit as worrisome and undesirable as tradi- There are several low tech, subjective ways to determine if
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