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M south indian.why in most cases an obese man and women or obese girl or boy of same weight and height has different levels of belly fat?male has more
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Fat distribution: In general, males tend to carry their excess abdominal fat within their abdominal cavity (intra-abdominal fat) and females within their abdominal wall (subcutaneous fat). This is a generality and does not hold true for all cases.
Answered 3/6/2018
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