Both Apple shape body and pear shape body gives an idea about basic body shape. Body shape here refers to distribution of body fat. Apple shaped individuals carry most of their excess body fat around their middle abdomen. And pear shapes body carries most of their excess body fat on their hips and thighs. Women collect fat on their hips giving pear shape. After menopause a hormone estrogen level decreases and women start storing fat around abdomen becoming more apples shaped. While men collect fat around the abdomen. Apple shape people with fat concentrated around the abdomen are more risk at obesity comparatively pear shaped body.
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