Lipedema - it is a chronic condition in which the hands and feet store fat. Lipedema occurs almost exclusively in women. It is believed that this is due to heredity and female hormones. Because fat and is deposited on the female type: on the thighs, buttocks, legs.
Fat is stored in the form of irregular mounds. At the same time on the hands and feet of excess fat will not be enough.
Men lipedema occurs only when they become like women on the composition of hormones. That is, if they are not all right you know what, or if severe liver problems.
Fat at lipedeme extremely stable. It is almost impossible to drive away the diet or exercise. Another striking uneven fat distribution. His many legs, but a little on the trunk.
When lipedeme connective tissue loses elasticity. Mounds of fat swell with water that does not go away in the lymphatic vessels.
It's like a balloon that has become plastic bag. Presented? If you pour water into a rubber ball, it will depart from him, as if to fill a non-elastic plastic package, so it will remain.
Legs become dense, and difficult for women to squat and lean.
Just do not know how common lipedema, but the symptoms can be found in one in ten women.
Lipedema usually begins in adolescence and can be triggered by hormonal imbalances in the different stages of life: during pregnancy, after childbirth or menopause.
By and large this is a sad story, but there are some positive aspects, which are drawn to the attention of the women themselves. Americans from the University of Arizona Medical Center interviewed women lipedemoy about the positive aspects. It turned out that there is a whole list of useful qualities.
Lower risk of diabetes, despite obesity
Insulin resistance, diabetes, and other unpleasant things associated with abdominal obesity, where fat is stored in the abdomen and around the internal organs. When lipedeme fat is stored not on the abdomen in men and female pattern. It turned out that on the contrary lipedema protects against diabetes.
Normal blood pressure, in spite of obesity
In women with an initial stage lipedemy high blood pressure is less than the average at this age.
Lower risk of heart disease
It was noticeable that the risk of heart disease is lower than in abdominal obesity, but how useful it is until you have found out.
Resistance to starvation and exertion
It's depressing. It is difficult to correct the shape and difficult to reduce weight before any surgery.
This is usually bad, but it is sometimes useful. In lean years, women with lipedemoy remained fertile and bear children retain the ability to breastfeed. So they passed on their quality offspring. Maybe it's some kind of an evolutionary mechanism that helps people to survive.
Normal lipid levels, despite obesity
It protects the heart.
Buoyancy
It's not a joke. Women with lipedemoy often remembered that swimming gives them pleasure because it is easier to float.
Compassion
Even the initial stage lipedemy very resistant to physical stress, and starvation. Therefore, these women quickly learn to empathize with people with severe obesity. Americans find it useful acquisition quality. I think it's somewhere rather universal principles.
good skin
Many women with hereditary lipedemoy have joint hypermobility, which combines the elastic skin.
pretty face
They have fewer wrinkles, and they look younger than their years.
Healthy lifestyle
They have tried so many diets that will give odds dietitian. They know that lipedema transmitted to their children, so from an early age kids are taught to eat properly.
I think that's enough for today. Then analyze the bad side.
