7 Common Causes of Cellulite

Cellulite results from fatty tissues accumulating under the skin, and affects the lower parts of the body like the abdomen, hips, buttocks, thighs and legs. When you have cellulite, your skin becomes lumpy and dimpled, and its appearance resembles that of an orange peel. Cellulite is unsightly, so people tend to hide it to avoid being noticed.

To get rid of cellulite, you have to know what its causes are. There are seven causes of cellulite, but they can be generally classified into two categories: medical or health related (heredity, hormones, slow metabolism and race), and poor lifestyle and habits (smoking, poor diet and lack of exercise).

1. Heredity

Heredity can sometimes make you predisposed to having cellulite. If your parents or relatives have cellulite, chances are you will have it too.

2. Hormones

If you are a woman, you are more prone to having cellulite due to your estrogen, a female hormone that is believed to initiate cellulite. Hormonal imbalance can also be a cause. When the estrogen level drops and the progesterone level increases, the fat-storing hormone called cortisol increases and this could lead to cellulite. Overactive adrenal or stress hormone glands also produce cortisol.

3. Slow Metabolism

A slow metabolism may likewise lead you to have cellulite because instead of burning a lot of fat, you tend to store it in your body. As more fat accumulates in your body, cellulite will be pushed outward the subcutaneous layer, thereby worsening the appearance of your skin.

4. Race

Even race can be a factor, because the condition is known to affect more Caucasians than Asians or African Americans.

5. Smoking

More often than not, people get sick because their habits and lifestyle are unhealthy. For instance, aside from being a cause of diseases like cancers and cardiovascular disease, smoking also weakens the skin as the capillaries become constricted, further damaging the connective tissues.

6. Poor Diet

If you have a poor diet, you will most likely have cellulite. Too much consumption of alcohol, caffeine and even spicy foods produces toxins that get trapped in fatty tissues. If you do not include a lot of greens or fruits in your diet, it will be difficult for you to flush out toxins from your body. Insufficient water intake also contributes to developing cellulite. You cannot have an effective waste disposal system that gets rid of toxins when there are not enough fluids in your body.

7. Lack of Exercise

A sedentary lifestyle causes cellulite formation. You need to burn fat, not store it. Doing simple exercises can help eliminate both fat and toxins from your body.

Recent medical research has shown that cellulite is also related to conditions involving the circulatory system. When the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems are clogged, blood flow is constricted and toxins are not efficiently flushed out of the body. Thus, toxins are stored in fats. Fat cells are bordered by collagen. As they expand, the bordering tissues stretch and alter the skin’s contour, causing it to lose its firmness and resulting in cellulite.


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