The concept of ‘cellulite’ is one of the great confidence tricks of our times, intended to rope women into spending big bickies attempting to change their body shapes. The word ‘cellulite’ is a recent addition to our language. It was invented earlier this century by the French slimming industry to describe the dimpled appearance of the skin over type II fat deposits.
I’ve already told you about fat storage in some detail so that you’ll know that everybody has the capacity to develop dimpled fat, but some people have it more, and in different places, than others. And the ‘dimplies’ are being ripped off by the slimming industry. ‘Cellulite’ has been promoted as being ugly and ‘bad’ fat by the people who want to sell you something to get rid of it. Some quacks even tell people that it’s ‘an accumulation of toxic wastes under the skin’ or ’caused by a faulty elimination system’ and treat it as a disease that needs (expensive) treatment. This is nonsense! It’s normal fat storage. Look at any healthy baby’s bottom and you’ll find dimpled fat.
Because our society has become so obsessed with leanness and we’ve been taught to believe that ‘cellulite’ is unattractive, we women are sitting ducks f those who aim to make their fortunes by selling ‘cures’ for it. But dimpled fat car be removed by massage, pummelling; herbal cures and other diet supplement special creams and injections, or sweating it off by exercising in rubber or plastic girdles. Going to ‘cellulite’ salons will make your wallet thinner, but not your thighs. The only way to reduce the amount of dimpled fat is the same as for any other fat – by using up more energy than you take in as food. This means diet and exercise.
Fat storage is essential to life and health. It insures against lean times, and fat beneath the skin is important for insulation and as a cushion between some bones and muscles and the hard knocks and surfaces of the world. Women have the capacity to store twice as much body fat as men to see them through pregnancy and breastfeeding. However, you can have too much of a good thing, and excessive fat storage (called obesity) is bad for health and self-image.
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