Sulfur-containing compounds are often added to dried foods like apricots as preservatives to help prevent oxidation and bleaching of colors. The sulfites used to help preserve dried apricots cause adverse reactions in an estimated one out of every 100 people, who turn out to be sulfite sensitive.
At the end of 18 months, however, the pear-shaped people had gained back half of the weight they had lost on either diet. Apple-shaped people gained back almost 1.4 of the 2.3 kg they lost on the low-fat diet but kept off all the weight they lost on the low-glycemic diet.
The box shaped body type is  a combination of both the apple body type and the pear body type, meaning the figure of these women will lack definition. This type of body shape with develop because of a lack of thyroid hormones, according to Dr. Jeffrey Morrison. Having less of these hormones will slow down the metabolism, make a woman feel sluggish and make it impossible to shed the pounds. Dr Oz: Box Body Type Thyroid Risks