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Why am i fat on top only? why don't i gain weight on the bottom half? i have a huge belly,side boob & back fat but my bottom half of my body is small
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Genetics: The locations where your body deposits fat is largely a function of genetics, that is what you've inherited from your parents. There's very little you can do about it except to lose weight from your top half so that the bottom half matches a little better.
Answered 5/1/2015
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