I am 30F, 160cm and 56kg. I am a little chubby but within normal BMI range. I store a lot of fat in my breasts and thighs, which I have read doesn't affect metabolic health too much.
However, I also store fat in my lower belly. From my bra band to my bellybutton, it appears flat and normal. But from my bellybutton to my underwear band, I have a fat roll. I have read that central obesity (storing fat in abdomen) is a condition of metabolic syndrome.
Then I heard from a friend that women often store fat in their lower belly to protect their reproductive organs. I have no idea is this is true or fake news though.
My cholesterol and blood pressure levels are all normal, as is my fasting blood sugar level, which sits around 4.5 - under the 5.6 threshold for prediabetes (I qualify for annual BSL tests because of family history - my grandmother had T2D).
So currently my only indicator of metabolic syndrome is the abdominal fat - but is this a concern or is it true that women can or should have a little lower belly fat for reproductive organ protection purposes? I don't know why but it sounds fake to me, though I have seen it in a few sources.
My next BSL test is in December so I know I can ask my doctor then but thought I would ask generally in the meantime.
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