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.
Butt Fat. Caused by: Genes and body shape. While your genes are partially to blame for fat that accumulates in the butt, your body shape is also responsible. Pear-shaped bodies tend to carry extra weight in their butts. On the other hand, if your butt is too small to bear the extra fat, it may appear to be larger than it really is.