Body Fat Distribution
As I mentioned briefly before, the location of the fat in your body, or the body fat distribution, is also important to note. And so we have two different body types, and you can see them on the slide here. On the left you have your android (or apple shaped) where the fat is more centrally located, and on the right you have gynoid obesity (or the pear shape) where the fat is mostly around the hips and the butt and below the waist. The apple shape is associated with a higher risk of disease because that fat is surrounding all of the internal organs. And we know that where your fat is distributed may be even more important than how much fat you actually have.