are you
Jade Teta, ND and Keoni Teta, ND
Skinny-Fat?
objective way. Here are the 6 indica-
tions/signs you may be skinny-fat:
1. Flabby Arms: If the back of the
arm is flabby and hangs down rather
than stays tight, there is a good chance
of sarcopenic obesity or low anabolic
hormones. The back of the arm can be
called a testosterone and growth hor-
mone point. The more of these hor-
mones you have the more muscle you
have, the less muscle you will lose, the
tighter your skin will be, and the more
firm your body will feel. Young men are
leanest in their triceps (back of the arm)
due to high amounts of testosterone and
adequate muscle mass; young women
S
kinny is a deceptive word. Fat is skinny-fat is known as sarcopenic obe-
the last thing a person thinks of sity. This is where despite a thin appear-
are less so. It has become apparent that
when they hear the word “skin- ance, a person has a muscle-to-fat ratio
lean triceps are a primary indication
ny”, yet skinny-fat is very real and in- that is undesirable. This is most often
of healthy hormone balance and lean
creasingly prevalent. The term skinny-fat seen in elderly women, but is increas-
muscle mass. Older women especially
refers to someone who appears skinny ingly prevalent in younger women and
suffer from poor measures in this area of
yet has a body that is excessively soft some men as well. So how do you know
the body with young, physically inactive
and flabby and lacks firmness or tone. if you are skinny-fat and how do you fix
women and older men having equal dif-
The mushy feel of this type of physique is it if you are?
ficulty.
a dead give away that the person avoids
weight training and/or avoids adequate Indications of Skinny-Fat
2. The upside down gluteus muscle:
protein intake. For participants of the
The gluteus maximus is the biggest com-
fat loss lifestyle, skinny-fat is every bit There are several low tech, subjec-
ponent of the butt muscles, while the
as worrisome and undesirable as tradi- tive ways to determine if you might be
gluteus medius is the smaller portion up
tional obesity. In medical terminology, skinny-fat and one more scientific and
near the top. A muscular, toned, round-
ed buttocks is a sure sign of adequate
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