Women’s physiology helps them store and utilize fat (lipolysis) more efficiently than men, which might inform future obesity therapies.
Highlights:
Female bodies are comparatively more skilled at keeping subcutaneous fat
Reproduction benefits from the way the female metabolism holds on to fat stores
Men build up more visceral fat, which is linked to increased health risks
Women have a significant metabolic advantage over men: once fat breakdown (lipolysis) begins,...
