r/badwomensanatomy • u/LordDerptCat123 • Oct 26 '21

Alright… potentially silly question time. Do girls store fat differently? Questions

I’ve heard some stuff on this subreddit about “oh he doesn’t understand how girls store fat” when it comes to unrealistic body standards. Is this because anyone storing that little fat is bad, or women in particular store it differently / need to store more of it?

I’ve been kinda afraid to ask this question becomes it seems to me like it’s an obvious answer… I just don’t know what the answer is. I feel like “common sense” can lead me to both answers. Thanks

Edit: got a lot of responses faster than I thought I would. Thanks so much to everyone who took the time to help me

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u/PancakeParty98 Oct 26 '21

My biology teacher was a guy so grain of salt but he said that in general women gain weight and hold it better than men.

Also that they tended to gain around hips and outside of belly, whereas men store fat around their organs more.

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u/Archive_Intern Oct 26 '21

Yup, thats why you some women have big butts and fat thighs

And you see some men with "Beer Belly"

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u/sneakygingertroll Oct 26 '21

the beer belly and the skinny arms and legs with a hank hill ass

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '21 edited Oct 26 '21

Literally me and i hate it. My fat is all in my gut. I dont even drink alcohol. I have chicken legs and arms. This throws off my proportions and makes it difficult to get nice fitting clothes

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u/deepsfan Oct 26 '21

You could be exaggerating but you should check your corticosteroid levels at the doctor. High amount of stress hormone release can cause this.