HYPOLIPOLYTIC

The Hypolipolytic people have the typical “pear-shaped” body with fat accumulation in the lower part of the body.

This individual has a slow metabolism where the prevailing system is the parasympathetic system, an insulin stimulator. The pear shape is typical of women and of men that produce excessive insulin, excessive estrogens and little testosterone. The role of insulin is to store energy in the form of fat accumulated on the abdomen, pelvis and thighs to guarantee survival in case of a possible shortage and, in the case of women, to be able to supply the body with the needed fat for producing milk after pregnancy.

The hypolipolytic individual normally also has a slow thyroidal metabolism and this, morphologically, makes for swollen legs and ankles and big calf muscles. As the hypolipolytic subject has a slow oxidative fat metabolism due to the weak action of the thyroid and the pituitary gland, we need to limit the dietary supply of fats. We actually have to distinguish between “good” and “bad” fats. The fats to avoid are mostly the saturated ones, above all hydrogenated fats and, to some extent, polyunsaturated omega 6 fatty acids.

In the gynoid individual with fat accumulation mostly in the thigh and gluteal muscle areas, we need to facilitate the elimination of the estrogens. This can be achieved by stimulating the hepatic functions. Thus, fats should not be avoided completely, at least not the right ones such as olive oil and omega 3; where there is localized fat in these areas, low-fat diets even have a counterproductive effect. In fact, they lead to reabsorption of fat in the abdomen, face and breasts (normally not particularly developed in these subjects), leaving the fat on the gluteal muscle and on the external part of the thighs practically untouched. In this way it actually increases the disproportion and makes fat accumulation in that area even more evident.