Android fat distribution

[1] This pattern may lead to an "triangle"-shaped body or central obesity, and is more common in males than in females.

[2] This could potentially provide evolutionary advantages such as lowering a woman's center of gravity making her more stable when carrying offspring.

[1] Android fat cells are mostly visceral - they are large, deposited deep under the skin and are highly metabolically active.

[6] Therefore, measuring a person's oestrogen to testosterone ratio can reveal their predicted gynoid to android fat distribution.

[8] The cellular characteristics of adipose tissue in android and [gynoid] obese women are different.

[10] Hormonal disorders or fluctuations can lead to the formation of a lot of visceral fat and a protruding abdomen.

Differences in body fat distribution are found to be associated with high blood pressure, high triglyceride, lower high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels and high fasting and post-oral glucose insulin levels [12] The android, or male pattern, fat distribution has been associated with a higher incidence of coronary artery disease, in addition to an increase in resistance to insulin in both obese children and adolescents.

Android body fat distribution is related to high cardiovascular disease and mortality rate.

[15] Women who are infertile and have polycystic ovary syndrome show high amounts of android fat tissue.

In contrast, patients with anorexia nervosa have increased gynoid fat percentage [16] Women normally have small amounts of androgen, however when the amount is too high they develop male psychological characteristics and male physical characteristics of muscle mass, structure and function and an android adipose tissue distribution.

High levels of android fat have been linked to poor mental wellbeing, including anxiety, depression and body confidence issues.

Women with large waists (a high WHR) tend to have an android fat distribution caused by a specific hormone profile, that is, having higher levels of androgens.

[26] Liposuction is a medical procedure used to remove fat from the body, common areas being around the abdomen, thighs and buttocks.

[29] It has been found that abdominal exercise alone cannot reduce android fat around the trunk and abdomen [30] so liposuction is often a short-term solution.

Compared to Europeans, South Asian individuals living in the UK have greater abdominal fat.

This is because in comparison to their previous lifestyle where they would engage in strenuous physical activity daily and have meals that are low in fat and high in fiber, the Westernized lifestyle has less physical activity and the diet includes high levels of carbohydrates and fats.

These changes in android fat distribution in older adults occurs in the absence of any clinical diseases.