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"Another study (also in Japan, which seems to lead this obscure field of research) in 2007 found that eating hard-to-chew foods results in a smaller waist size,
by laxatives 12y ago
"Another study (also in Japan, which seems to lead this obscure field of research) in 2007 found that eating hard-to-chew foods results in a smaller waist size, but not a lower body-mass index overall."
Doesn't this contradict the commonly held belief that its not possible to redistribute the fat around your body (ie, you can't gain abs by just doing core workouts and ignoring nutrition) ? Is that belief just broscience garbage?
- anon4 12y agoIf they're slightly more muscular, that would make up the difference in mass and since muscle has a somewhat different distribution than fat, would explain the slimmer waist.
- lnanek2 12y agoWith the rats in the same study, the body weight difference was only 6%, while the different amount of white fat tissue in the belly was 22%. So it is pretty clear the body is changing composition (more muscular, less fatty). BMI is worthless in such a case because it penalizes muscle, which is heavier than fat. I know countless very fit friends who have bad BMIs just because they have a lot of heavy muscle. BMI only allows you to be a certain weight at a certain height, it doesn't allow you to carry muscle instead of fat.
- Dewie 12y agoPeople are different when it comes to how their fat is distributed. Men tend to get a potbelly, as opposed to women who tend to become fat in a more distributed way. Considering that, I guess a person could change when it comes to how their fat reserves are stored. Maybe a hormonal change? But this is just a guess. (The other explanations given also seem reasonable.)