Myths About Cellulite

By Tony Garrudo

Cellulite is surrounded by myths. There are many misleading "facts" about cellulite that have led women to desperately try to get rid of or avoid getting cellulite only to end up with it gracing their back sides. Weeding through the myths and spelling out the facts is important. This way people can really know the whole truth about cellulite.

1. There's a myth going around that cellulite can be caused by soda. According to myth, soda contained sodium levels that made your fat cells swell, cellulite following right after it. There's no basis in fact for this. It's true that cellulite is made up of fat cells; but they're there because they're trapped in the connectiv tissue of the skin.

Myth 2: Only people over the age of 40 get cellulite. Although cellulite may be easier to spot on older skin because it is thinner, a person of any age can have it.

3. People also often think that you can only get cellulite on your butt and thighs, since that's where most people see it. You can get cellulite in those areas, but the stomach, arm, and neck areas can also experience cellulite.

Myth 4: Only overweight people have cellulite. Finding out that this myth is untrue can shatter the self esteem of people who do not have excess weight. Even thin people can get cellulite since all of us have fat cells.

5. A lot of people think that you can rid yourself of cellulite with proper diet and exercise. Because of how cellulite is produced, there's no basis for this. You can't burn this type of fat using your metabolism, so exercise is literally useless for this. Since cellulite is trapped in the skin's connective tissue, the metabolism can't touch it.

These five myths are most often associated with cellulite. Some of these myths have even been used to sell products that say they will prevent or cure cellulite. Knowing the difference between myths and facts can help people deal better with cellulite. - 30516

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