Small Steps to Health

Weight and Early Puberty in Girls

January 4th, 2009 by asithi · No Comments

Tagged Child Obesity, Fat Cells, Gender Differences, Hormones, Weight, Fat Cells, fat storage, hormones, Weight Issues, women vs men

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It is common knowledge that we are getting fatter as a nation. It has long been known that overweight girls tend to mature earlier than thinner girls. But why is that the case? The answer might be in our fat cells.

Gender Matters when it comes to Sugar Addiction

June 4th, 2008 by asithi · 9 Comments

Tagged Gender Differences, Overeating, Weight, sugar addiction, women vs men

Do you find yourself depressed, moody, erratic, volatile, forgetful, and impulsive when you do not get your sugar fix? Can you say no to a small slice of cake without eating half the cake? You just might be addicted sugar like I am. Sugar addiction is a result of low serotonin and [...]

Men’s Fat Cells and Testosterone

June 1st, 2008 by asithi · 6 Comments

Tagged Gender Differences, fat storage, Weight Issues, women vs men

Did you know that being overweight or obese decrease the amount of testosterone in a man body?  Testosterone is as important to a man as estrogen is to a woman.  This hormone that the male bodies produce gives them the physical upper hand over women by giving the males more muscle mass and less fat [...]

Disadvantages of Being a Sedentary Woman

May 27th, 2008 by asithi · 10 Comments

Tagged Aging Bodies, Gender Differences, Fitness, women vs men

According to SuperFoods HealthStyle, women feel the negative impacts of a sedentary lifestyle at last ten years before men. Women are already at a disadvantage physically because we have more body fat and less muscle mass as noted in a previous post. Now to find out that our musculoskeletal capacity age 10 years before men [...]

Differences Between the Fat Cells in Women and Men

May 21st, 2008 by asithi · 8 Comments

Tagged Gender Differences, Weight, fat storage, women vs men

Men have only 26 billion fat cells in their bodies. That sounds weird, using the word “only.” Women, on the other hand, have 35 billion fat cells in our bodies. In addition, the fat cells in a woman’s body are 5 times larger than a man’s (more room for storage!).
How dieting impact [...]

When Your Spouse is Too Fat

April 18th, 2008 by asithi · No Comments

Tagged Friends, Family, and Food, Weight, women vs men

This article on msnbc makes me a little angry. The man is writing in for advice because his wife is getting too fat for him and he thinks it is all her fault. But here is the kicker, he was not particularly physically attracted to her in the first place, but it seemed to bother [...]