Chen Wei, deputy director of the Department of Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition of Peking Union Medical College Hospital, said: "Human fat, especially subcutaneous fat, flows through the whole body. In this case, if there is no side to supplement, we must rely on overall fat reduction to achieve the so-called local slimming. Therefore, in the process of losing weight, especially fat, it is impossible to only thin belly or only thin arms. "
Western medicine believes that partial weight loss alone is impossible. If you want to partial weight loss, you still have to lose weight as a whole. So how does Chinese medicine explain this? We can often see acupuncture weight loss, cupping to lose weight. What is their principle of losing weight?
Qin Lina, deputy chief physician of the Rehabilitation Department of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, said: "No matter acupuncture or cupping, the effect of losing weight is achieved by stimulating meridians and acupoints. This method has two functions. The first is to adjust the gastrointestinal tract. First of all, it can reduce the secretion of gastric acid and make people less hungry. Secondly, it can delay gastric emptying and promote intestinal peristalsis. The second aspect is that it can regulate some important hormones and digestive juices, such as insulin and leptin, thus promoting the metabolism of lipids and sugars. The meridians are endless and interrelated. They come from the overall concept of traditional Chinese medicine. Stimulating meridians is conditioning the endocrine function and metabolism of the whole body, and it is difficult to achieve the effect of local shaping. "
Both Chinese and western medicine believe that local fat reduction can't just be thin. So when we lose weight, what are the reasons why some people feel locally thin? Experts explain that some people feel thin or skinny first because they have more fat in their thighs or stomachs. Fat-rich parts lose weight quickly, while fat-poor parts lose weight slowly, which can give people the illusion of "local slimming".
Can't reduce fat locally, but why can fat accumulate locally?
Chen Wei said: "The distribution and accumulation of human fat will be regulated by systemic nerves and hormones, and a considerable number of hormones will affect the accumulation of fat. For example, insulin, we all know that insulin resistance will occur, and then the location of fat accumulation will be determined according to the different degrees and parts of insulin resistance. "
Although you can't lose weight locally, experts suggest that you can use light diet and exercise to lose weight.
Chen Wei explained: "not eating means avoiding the control of the brain over the body." For example, if you eat five days a week normally and eat two days less, you won't starve to death, but your metabolism is relatively low in these two days. Through certain physical exercise, you can use these two days to generate an energy debt that lasts for one month. You can accumulate more than 10000 calories, so the accumulated 10000 calories gap is enough to make you lose one kilogram. "
Experts tell us not to expect to lose weight, but to lose weight through good diet control and whole body exercise. (Xiao Jinbo, Wang Yajing finishing)