Genes active in a person’s belly fat are different from those in his or her thigh fat, a finding that could shift the way we approach unwanted belly fat — from banishing it to relocating it. Men tend to store fat in the abdominal area, but don’t usually have much in the way of hips or thighs. Women, on the other hand, are more often pearshaped, storing more fat on their hips and thighs than in the belly. Why are women and men shaped differently?It's found that the genes operating in a person’s thigh fat are hugely different from those in belly fat Researcher took fat samples from men and women. Then they compared the genes most active in belly fat to those most active in thigh fat. For men, 125 genes are expressed differently in the belly than in the thighs. For women, it’s 218 genes (most unique to women, but 59 genes the same as those that varied in male fat). That’s because belly fat is tied to higher risks of heart disease and diabetes. Meanwhile, hip and thigh fat don’t play a special role in these conditions. Rather than focusing on how to banish belly fat, we need to tip the balance in favour of heart friendly fat in the lower body.
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