Good healthy foods and yoga can help shed extra pounds - but where does the fat go?
Many New Mexico residents who are achieving inner peace and tranquility at a Sante Fe yoga studio hope to lose weight into the bargain. Most people know that shedding the pounds involves a combination of exercise, good healthy foods and willpower. But when the waistline slims down, where does the fat go? According to a popular article currently trending on CNN, the answer is nowhere.
According to Susan Fried, who directs the Boston University School of Medicine's Boston Obesity and Nutrition Research Center, fat cells don't disappear when we lose weight. Rather, they shrink.
"The fat is a very specialized cell, and it takes basically the fat we eat and it stores it in form of triglycerides," Fried told CNN. "It's doing that for the purpose of releasing it when other parts of the body need it."
When people consume more energy than they burn, the fat cells expand. During weight loss, they get smaller, but remain in the body with the potential to grow once more, should the individual return to their old eating habits.
"If anyone of us overeats long and hard enough, we can increase the number of fat cells in our body," Fried added, quoted by the news source. "When we lose weight, we don't lose the number of fat cells."
Weight loss can be a stressful process, particularly if one feels pressured by family, friends or the media. However, this tension and anxiety may be alleviated through the practice of yoga. The Eastern art, which originated many centuries ago, has multifaceted benefits, in that it is an effective method of relaxation, enhances mood and strengthens the body.
Many enthusiasts report that the poses and stretches, coupled with deep breathing exercises, have helped them lose weight and stay centered at the same time.
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