Some Fast Facts About Body Fat!
We survive from meal to meal because energy is produced from stored fat.
15% of the average woman’s body weight is fat that provides readily accessible energy.
Another 4%, often referred to as “sex-specific fat” because it stores energy reserved for the demands of pregnancy and breast feeding, is distributed primarily in the thighs, buttocks, and breasts.
Therefore, a body fat percentage above 19% is unnecessary fat storage!
The average woman has enough stored fat to survive a 60–90 day fast.
Fat serves a structural purpose in that approximately 4% of body weight is made up of fat in the organs, skeletal muscles, and central nervous systems.
This fat is referred to as “essential fat” because these organs will stop functioning if it is depleted. Therefore, having too little fat is a health hazard.
The risk of premature death begins to mount when body mass index drops below 18.
Women tend to deposit fat on the thighs and buttocks.
When you eat less frequently or less overall, the body senses that its survival is at stake, and it begins to store more fat!