What is a Spare Tire?
One of the ways men and women differ is in the accumulation and storage of body fat. Women tend to store fat in their hips, thighs and buttocks, while men tend to accumulate fat around their waists and abdomens. This abdominal form of excess body fat is often called a “spare tire,” or sometimes “middle age spread.” Some have even created a fictitious condition called “Dunlap’s disease”, in which the sufferer’s stomach “done lapped” over his belt. While the development of a spare tire may appear to be a natural part of the aging process, excessive abdominal fat in men can contribute to a number of serious health problems. There are actually two kinds of fat involved in the spare tire process. Some body fat is stored just under the abdominal skin and is called subcutaneous fat. This subcutaneous fat is responsible for most of the abdominal distension associated with a beer belly or spare tire. If a man elects to undergo liposuction to reduce a spare tire, the surgeon can only remove subc
