Weight loss vs Fat loss

Obesity is a concern spreading through the globe. Busy lifestyles, lack of physical activities, bad diet are one of the very few reasons to be blamed for obesity. Obesity is definitely nothing to be proud of and in case you are not aware of some of it's harmful effects then here you go:

• Obesity can lead to diabetes
• Obesity can lead to heart diseases
• High blood pressure
• Joint pain and other joint problems
• Respiratory complications

The list can go on.

Weight loss Vs Fat loss

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So the common "misconception" to fight obesity is Weight loss. While weight loss and fat loss may sound similar, but they have a lot of differences. Weight loss means the loss of overall body weight, while this may make some people happy but this is not necessarily a very healthy thing because loss of muscles, water and bone mass can also lead to weight loss.

Fat loss on the other hand is the loss of weight that occurs as a result of reducing the fat stored inside the body by making the body burn fat by using fat as a source of fuel. Fat loss is something that you should focus more on as this is something that will help you in fight the many harmful effects of obesity.

How does fat loss occur

Body stores fat because of various reasons, energy imbalance being the most common reason of all. Energy imbalance means when you are expelling less energy than you are consuming, and by energy here we mean calories. Consuming more calories than what you use can result in the accumulation of fats.

Fats are stored in the adipose tissues and adipose tissues have the tendency to enlarge to great extents which is why a muscular person weighing 100 kg does not look as huge as an obese person having the same body weight. This is because muscular growth stops at a certain size but increase in body size due to fat deposition can go really high levels.

To achieve fat loss one must live a healthy lifestyle consisting of the following things

• Exercise
• Diet - Counting the calories and making sure you burn more calories than you consume can help you lose fat.
• Avoiding junk food
• Avoiding sugars and processed foods