What is Cellulite?
Cellulite occurs when enlarged fat cells pinch blood vessels, blocking the delivery of cellular nutrients and the removal of waste products (toxins). Increased cellular toxin levels change the cellular metabolism. This change leads to a hardening of collagen fibers around cells and causes surrounding tissues to swell. These hardened fibers then pull the skin down, while the swollen tissues push up on the skin, resulting in the “orange peel” bumps and dimples associated with cellulite.
And while diet and genetics are factors in fat cell size, hormones also play a vital role, making it possible for even thin people to have cellulite. Cellulite is most commonly found in the thigh and buttock area, but can also be found in the knee, hip, lower abdomen, and under arm areas.
Who gets it?
Anyone can have cellulite, even thin people. In fact, most women who are not severely malnourished will have some sort of cellulite. Cellulite is more common in women than men and is believed to be the female body’s way of storing fat (calories) for pregnancy. In addition, women are more likely to have cellulite because they have vertical strands of connective tissue bundling pockets of fat together. As fat cells swell and the connective tissue hardens and pulls down, dimples appear. Men do not have a vertical arrangement of connective tissue (instead the arrangement is at more of an angle) and so, no matter how large their fat cells become, they do not have the downward pull of connective tissue which can result in a dimple.
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