{"id":343102,"date":"2014-12-09T09:13:01","date_gmt":"2014-12-09T01:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/uncategorized-hk\/women-and-men-gain-weight-343102.html"},"modified":"2014-12-09T09:13:01","modified_gmt":"2014-12-09T01:13:01","slug":"women-and-men-gain-weight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/health-hk\/medical-news-hk\/women-and-men-gain-weight-343102.html","title":{"rendered":"Diet: Why do men and women gain weight differently?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/11\/shutterstock_48686554-750x4101.jpg\"><span style=\"display: block;\" class=\"wrap-img\" id=\"wrap-img-57804\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-57804 img-responsive  size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/11\/shutterstock_48686554-750x4101-625x341.jpg\" alt=\"shutterstock_48686554-750x410\" width=\"625\" height=\"341\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/p> <p>We eat exactly the same food but he gains two kilos only while you put on double of that! Ma\u00efa Baudelaire, an expert nutritionist in eating habits, explains the reasons for this phenomenon.<\/p> <h2> <span>a\u00a0DIFFERENT way in DISTRIBUTIng the\u00a0FATS<\/span> <\/h2> <p>Whatever our morphology and weight, women have between 20 and 25 % of adipose tissue (fat mass) as opposed to 10 to 15 % for men. Indeed, from adolescence onwards, women secrete large quantities of oestrogen to facilitate the storage of fats for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/medical-news\/bellabeat-listen-babys-heartbeat-smartphone-47710.html\">pregnancy purposes<\/a>. In order for the baby to develop normally, he\/she will take from the fat storage of his\/her mother in the pelvis and thigh area. This is why women are predisposed to store fat in these particular areas. In contrast, men tend to gain weight in their upper body (stomach, breast, belly), which poses a threat to the development of cardiovascular diseases.<\/p> <h2> <span>DIFFERENT NEEDS<\/span> <\/h2> <p>Because of their morphology, men who want to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/healthy-practices\/le-sport-aide-t-il-vraiment-maigrir-41882.html#post-41882\">lose weight<\/a> have to consume between 1600 and 1800 Kcal. Whereas, women must consume less than 1600 calories.<\/p> <h2> <span>THE MENOPAUSE<\/span> <\/h2> <p>As if the distribution of fat was not enough, the menopause is another disparity between men and women! When the ovaries cease to produce hormones, the body tends to store <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/on-my-plate\/how-much-is-200-calories-55312.html#post-55312\">more calories<\/a> in order to counteract this upheaval. This phenomenon makes us gain from 2.5 to 4.5 kilos. It is thus important to reduce your calorie intake and take regular physical activity.<\/p> <h2> <span>MUSCULAR MASS<\/span> <\/h2> <p>Men are lucky because they have more muscle mass, which helps them stay in shape. To maintain this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/healthy-practices\/ce-que-votre-dentiste-peut-aussi-depister-49795.html#post-49795\">muscle mass<\/a>, the body spends more calories than it does to maintain the fat mass. Men not only have less fat to lose, but they will lose it more quickly and more easily; it\u2019s enough to render all women jealous!<\/p> <p><em>Maureen Diament<\/em><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is undeniable that men and women are different in many ways. But what about weight gain? 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