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Gynoid Type Obesity
Due to the complexity of obesity and risk factors it implies, and the variety of symptoms and collateral damage it causes, it has been classified and subclassified for better understanding and treatment.
Depending on the location and type of body fat, obesity can be classified into android and gynoid, according to data obtained, the former tends to be suffered mainly by men, while the second by women.
Gynoid obesity
This type of obesity is characterized by the accumulation of fat in the region gluteofemoral, ie, hips, buttocks and thighs, also known as obesity and lower body as pear shaped.
It is considered that a patient suffers from gynoid obesity, when the ratio waist – hip ratio is less than 1 in men and 0.85 in women, the main characteristic of adipocytes for this type of obesity is that store fat more easily and is very difficult to lose or lower.
Risks
The risk to the patient’s health is not as large as the android type obesity is and has been diagnosed more frequently in premenopausal women without this implying an increased cardiovascular risk or diabetes.
It is associated with osteoarthritis in weight-bearing joints, venous insufficiency, and gallstone disease in these cases a good diet and exercise program can help a lot, however, is known to change the proportion of the figure is very difficult.