Watery overweight is the commonest form of female overweight described as spongy obesity. The main characteristic of this type of overweight is that it is paradoxical.

Symptoms: This type of overweight occurs almost solely in women, mostly in young women and teenage girls just entering the early years of adulthood. It may also occur at the menopause stage after the age of 50.

This condition affects the upper limbs and the lower body. Hips and buttocks exhibit the fat storage to a great extent. Fat extends to the belly and thighs and inside of knees.

Patients of this condition may freak out at how cold their hands and fingers are when they touch them. They appear red and cold even in summer. The red blotches on the legs hurt more often when touched.

Women suffering from watery overweight also see painful periods that are usually accompanied by frequent headaches. Pain occurs in chest and nails may become weak. The patient also seems nervous.

Causes of watery overweight

1. Food and water: Experts say that taking too much water with the body not having appropriate amount of albumin disturbs the chemical balance of the body. Surplus water can't get eliminated and the tissues keep on accumulating it.

2. Salt: Plays a significant part and holds water. When menstruation starts, the blood becomes loaded with salt,with retention of water during periods. In order to combat the retention of water and thirst, we must strictly limit the intake of salt.

3. Exercise: Interestingly heavy and strenuous exercises are not recommended for watery overweight rather rest, lying down and other light exercises are better.

4. Age: Spongy obesity occurs during the various stages of sexual development and when puberty has achieved full maturity. Usually the condition gets better for women along with marriage and pregnancy. When a woman reaches the menopause condition, her circulatory condition may become stable.

5. Endocrine factors: An epidemiological model is being charted out to find the exact mechanism of ovarian and pituitary glands that goes on to influence this condition of spongy obesity. In the case of obesity, the environmental agent is food and the hormonal changes inside the body and host is the obese individual. Efforts are made to develop a relationship model between the two.

6. Psychological factors: Emotional disbalance.

The inability to metabolize the sugar found in carbohydrates and disbalance in electro-chemical conditions of the body is associated with a build up of fat deposits on muscle tissue. This is the first step to gaining weight and, eventually, impairs physical endurance. Cellulite affects only certain parts of body like hips, neck, thighs etc while the watery overweight happens to affect the entire body. Herbal formulas and natural treatments have the ability to restore the healthy skin and improve cellulite condition.