{"id":258188,"date":"2020-07-29T07:52:11","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T14:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=258188"},"modified":"2020-07-29T08:28:29","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T15:28:29","slug":"the-difference-between-weight-gain-and-fat-adipose-tissue-gain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/29\/the-difference-between-weight-gain-and-fat-adipose-tissue-gain\/","title":{"rendered":"The Difference Between \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Weight Gain\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Fat (Adipose Tissue) Gain\u00e2\u20ac\u009d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This difference is soooooo important. Why? When we talk about \u00e2\u20ac\u0153gaining weight\u00e2\u20ac\u009d what we really<\/em> mean to say is fat (adipose tissue) gain. And what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the big health risk problem and public health problem?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re a man with more than 10% bodyfat, or a woman with more than 20% bodyfat, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re far more likely to get metabolic diseases (which worsen your life) such as Type 2 Diabetes (which is reversible by quitting sugar<\/a>) and Type 3 Diabetes (also known as \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Alzheimer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s). <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, metabolic diseases involving the irregulation of insulin (consuming sugar, alcohol, sweeteners [both artificial and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153natural\u00e2\u20ac\u009d]) fuck up our bodies. It prevents \u00e2\u20ac\u0153programmed cell death\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, which can lead to cancer (irregularion of cellular growth). <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Even for women … too much adipose tissue (fat) can lead women to increased estrogen levels in their body, which can directly or indirectly lead to breast cancer. A simple Google Scholar search shows many connections between insulin, estrogen and breast cancer<\/a>. For example this mini review<\/a> on the estrogen connection with breast cancer [PDF Download<\/a>]. Or see the Komen website on diabetes and breast cancer<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PDF DOWNLOAD LINK<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201d The nuance here is that the researchers should be talking about \u00e2\u20ac\u0153body fat\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (adipose tissue) instead of the overly simplified \u00e2\u20ac\u0153weight\u00e2\u20ac\u009d notion. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Why not all weight is alike.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the difference in body composition between a 200 pound bodybuilder (10% body fat) and a 200 pound gamer (40% body fat)? A huge one. Thus you cannot talk weight alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Also \u00e2\u20ac\u201d note the hilarity of the sex differences. Men are always trying to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153gain weight\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, whereas women typically are trying to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153lose weight\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. Better precision in words is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Men desire to augment their muscle (skeletal) mass.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

    And:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Women desire to decrease their body fat (adipose tissue). <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

    But actually … we are the same. Both men AND<\/em><\/strong> women should strive to gain muscle mass and lower their body fat percentage. For women why 20% body fat is preferable is because anything lower leads to infertility. Also women with very high body fat (40% and beyond) also risk infertility or less fertility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Men are the same. 10% body fat is optimal for men (because we do not require breast tissue to breast feed as women do). And men who are BELOW<\/em> 10% (for example extreme bodybuilders in the 5% bodyfat range) are actually infertile (their marching soldiers aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t very effective to impregnate a woman). Similarly speaking, men with high body fat (30% and above) also risk male infertility. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Anti body body shaming <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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