http://www.marksdailyapple.com/skinny-fat/ Serving up health and fitness insights (daily, of course) with a side of irreverence. Sat, 17 May 2008 00:48:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/skinny-fat/#comment-54343 Mark’s Daily Apple » Blog Archive » Magnificent Muscle Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:35:53 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=39#comment-54343 [...] Skinny Doesn’t Equal Fit [...] [...] Skinny Doesn’t Equal Fit [...]

]]> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/skinny-fat/#comment-20988 Mark’s Daily Apple » Blog Archive » The Poor Body Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:40:16 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=39#comment-20988 [...] is generally healthier than obese, but not necessarily. A person who is “skinny fat” – looking slender but suffering internally from inflammation, heart disease, or too much body [...] [...] is generally healthier than obese, but not necessarily. A person who is “skinny fat” – looking slender but suffering internally from inflammation, heart disease, or too much body [...]

]]> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/skinny-fat/#comment-17100 Mark’s Daily Apple » Blog Archive » “Lunchtime Lipo” Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:01:13 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=39#comment-17100 [...] the number of people that look fit but are in fact unhealthy will rise. This is a version of the skinny-fat phenomenon. The day when chiseled abs and calves of steel are no longer fair measures of fitness is [...] [...] the number of people that look fit but are in fact unhealthy will rise. This is a version of the skinny-fat phenomenon. The day when chiseled abs and calves of steel are no longer fair measures of fitness is [...]

]]> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/skinny-fat/#comment-5337 xatepukizagejocn Sun, 29 Jul 2007 08:16:14 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=39#comment-5337 nice post nice post

]]> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/skinny-fat/#comment-2569 Mark’s Daily Apple » Blog Archive » My Escape from Vegan Island Wed, 23 May 2007 21:54:25 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=39#comment-2569 [...] Of those who had already been on the McDougall program for years, I had the following general observation: they don’t look too healthy. People who subsist on grains and simple carbs at the expense of quality protein for any length of time tend to lose muscle mass, regardless of their exercise regimen. They are what we call “skinny fat“. Essentially, they have no lean tissue and yet they have surprisingly high body fat levels, despite their loose “skin and bones” appearance. Lean body mass is a major defining criterion of good health; and these folks were sorely lacking. Excess carbohydrate turns to fat pretty easily, but you can neither build nor preserve muscle with it. Herein lies the confusion for many folks: while glucose serves as short-term fuel for muscles, it does not build nor maintain them. One woman, a 62-year old triathlete who trains hours a day and competes almost every weekend authoritatively suggested that I was a fool to eat meat and that I should embrace the McDougall program as she had for 15 years. Problem was, she looked like hell. No muscle tone at all and, I suspect, a fairly high body fat for someone who fancied herself an athlete. It took all I had to keep from saying something that might have spoiled her trip! [...] [...] Of those who had already been on the McDougall program for years, I had the following general observation: they don’t look too healthy. People who subsist on grains and simple carbs at the expense of quality protein for any length of time tend to lose muscle mass, regardless of their exercise regimen. They are what we call “skinny fat“. Essentially, they have no lean tissue and yet they have surprisingly high body fat levels, despite their loose “skin and bones” appearance. Lean body mass is a major defining criterion of good health; and these folks were sorely lacking. Excess carbohydrate turns to fat pretty easily, but you can neither build nor preserve muscle with it. Herein lies the confusion for many folks: while glucose serves as short-term fuel for muscles, it does not build nor maintain them. One woman, a 62-year old triathlete who trains hours a day and competes almost every weekend authoritatively suggested that I was a fool to eat meat and that I should embrace the McDougall program as she had for 15 years. Problem was, she looked like hell. No muscle tone at all and, I suspect, a fairly high body fat for someone who fancied herself an athlete. It took all I had to keep from saying something that might have spoiled her trip! [...]

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