So the conventional wisdom goes that women, unlike men, tend to store their fat in their butt, hips and thighs, rather than the abdomen. Which seems to ignore body types such as apple, but then the conventional wisdom is also that the most common body type for women is pear.
But lately it seems like I see a lot more central obesity on women on the street than anything else, even on women who are overweight rather than obese, and women who are young.
Am I just imagining that this has changed? In other words, not being an apple myself, maybe I never particularly noticed that shape; or maybe I didn't particularly notice shapes in general before I had a weight problem.
Or is America not just getting fatter, but getting fatter in different ways (more central)? And why?
I guess, from my perspective, I think our most common weight distribution has changed due processed foods and stress. But lately I just really, really noticed all the central obesity I see on the street. It seems to be the rule, not the exception.
Then again, maybe it's just all the low-rise pants making it look this way