Is the meat loose because of fat or water?

People's metabolism will become slower as they age. If the metabolic rate cannot keep up, it will affect the quality of the skin. The skin may become loose and wrinkled due to insufficient water absorption. However, loose skin is not necessarily caused by lack of water. It may be caused by excessive fat accumulation. Let us now understand whether loose skin is caused by fat or water?

Composition of body weight

1. Weight

When it comes to weight, everyone only looks at a number, but what parts does human weight actually consist of? Body weight is made up of bones, muscles, blood, cell fluid, lymph and fat.

2. Muscles, bones and water are important

What we need is more muscle, more bone weight, and normal amount of fluid. Having more visceral muscles indicates normal body metabolism. On the contrary, having less visceral muscles indicates decreased metabolic function. If the limbs have more muscles, the physical fitness and physiological functions are good. On the contrary, the physical fitness declines and the physiological ageing occurs. A decreased metabolic rate means a decrease in energy expenditure, which can easily lead to a physique that is prone to gaining weight and difficult to lose weight.

About fat

1. Don’t pursue rapid weight loss when losing weight

Many people pursue rapid weight loss, but real weight loss is to reduce fat, and the rate of weight loss is relatively slow. So many people feel that they have lost weight by using pure starvation, eating only vegetables and fruits, or starvation plus exercise. What they lose is water, bone weight and protein in the body. The problems this causes are decreased metabolic rate, decreased immunity and accelerated aging.

2. About fat loss

One gram of fat contains 9 kcal of energy, and one kilogram of fat contains 9,000 kcal of energy. It is not easy to consume it. If we briskly walk for one hour at a speed of 100 meters per minute, we will consume about 350 kcal of energy. If we walk for one hour every day, it will take 26 days to lose 1 kilogram of fat. If you jog, you burn 400 kcal per hour, and if you jog for one hour a day, it will take 23 days to lose 1 kg. You must also ensure that the energy intake each day does not exceed the standard.

3. Losing weight quickly means losing muscle

Losing 1 kg of muscle will result in a weight loss of more than 3 kg, because protein combines with a large amount of water. Muscles are composed of 20% protein and 70% water. So if you lose fat, you will only lose 1 kg of fat, but if you lose 1 kg of pure muscle, you will also lose 3.5 kg of water. The weight loss caused by reducing protein is very fast and significant.

4. Rapid weight loss harms your health

After reducing protein, physical fitness and immunity will decrease, and the body will become loose. A fat person looks bloated, while a thin person looks dry and lacks vitality. If you have a lot of muscle mass, you will look very healthy even if you are fat but firm, or lean but strong.