Gynoid fat distribution

Gynoid fat is the body fat that forms around the lower body, specifically the hips, thighs and buttocks.[1][2]

Gynoid fat in females is used to provide nourishment for offspring, and is often referred to as 'reproductive fat'.[3] This is because it contains long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), which are important in the development of fetuses.[4]

  1. ^ Brody, Tom (1999). Nutritional Biochemistry. Academic Press. p. 385. ISBN 978-0-12-134836-6.
  2. ^ Nteli Chatzioglou, Gkionoul; Govsa, Figen; Bicer, Ahmet; Ozer, Mehmet Asim; Pinar, Yelda (2019). "Physical attractiveness: analysis of buttocks patterns for planning body contouring treatment". Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy. 41 (1): 133–140. doi:10.1007/s00276-018-2083-4. ISSN 0930-1038. PMID 30167823. "As women reach puberty, fat accumulates in the gynoid fat regions, notably, on the buttocks, thighs, and hips [3, 10]."
  3. ^ Ma, Wenzhi; Zhu, Huiping; Yu, Xinyi; Zhai, Xiaobing; Li, Shiyang; Huang, Nian; Liu, Keyang; Shirai, Kokoro; Sheerah, Haytham A.; Cao, Jinhong (2023). "Association between android fat mass, gynoid fat mass and cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in adults: NHANES 2003–2007". Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 10. doi:10.3389/fcvm.2023.1055223. PMC 10233278. PMID 37273879.
  4. ^ Thornhill, Randy (2008). The Evolutionary Biology of Human Female Sexuality, p. 113. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 0199712484.
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