Slimming corset: is it effective in losing belly?

Estelle Priamjournalist published Leen Collaboration withdr.Alexandra Dalu (anti-aging and nutritionist doctor)

The Corset, long decried, comes back in fashion.He always tightens the abdominal belt to give a wasp size but evolves and is now worn for his supposed slimming asset.Is it really effective in losing weight?Answer with Dr. Alexandra Dalu, anti-aging doctor and nutritionist.

  1. What is a slimming corset?
  2. Is the slimming corset effective?
  3. The dangers of the slimming corset
  4. How to lose belly effectively

What is a slimming corset?

TV stars, actresses and other influencers are promoting the corset to lose weight in recent months.This underwear originally carried by women from the 16th century until the beginning of the XXth century was at the time made up of a rigid frame that was laid on the back.He compressed the size and carved a silhouette that corresponded to the standards of femininity.

If the corset has lost popularity in particular because of its lack of comfort, it returns in force.More discreet, he attaches himself to the belly with staples and is worn for several hours a day.It would lose weight and get the shape of a hourglass.It would work according to several hypotheses.The first, crushing the stomach, which would cut hunger and reproduce the effect of a bypass, heavy operation in the event of obesity which aims to reduce the stomach to a small pocket.The second, by increasing thermal activity and thus sweating.

Is the slimming corset effective?

The doctor.Alexandra Dalu, a nutritionist author author of books The 100 received ideas that prevent you from going well* and long live the ketogenic food*, come to unravel the true from the false.“There is only one corset port: sporadically during an opportunity to standardize the upper body because the corset distributes the fat harmoniously by compressing it, which makes the belly flatterer and camouflagesThe folds of the back.We can therefore consider wearing it under a tight outfit, the time of an event, "she says."It's like makeup ultimately, a device for a short time".

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The corset therefore makes it possible to redraw the silhouette in a mechanical way but does not lose weight.“There are also intelligent tissues born from synergy work between doctors and engineers.Some reduce edema, therefore pathological inflammatory water, are breathable for athletes, anti-allergic and rehydrating, others are absorbent like the tissues of the panties that can be put during its rules, there are even some thatdeliver a little caffeine to combat water retention and cellulite.These accessories provide a small + in a global medical and paramedical management ”.And the corset, often made of latex?"There is no tissue on the market to destroy fat cells...There was no innovation price on this point, "said Dr. Dalu.

"To say that he presses the belly, advocating the same effect as bariatric surgery has no sense.The latter, sometimes proposed in the event of severe obesity, requires a course supervised by specialist doctors."Here the corset is only" compressing and damaging the digestive system limiting a good transit guaranteeing an effective detox ".Regarding the sweating effect, this does not eliminate fats, but just water."The corset is not an equivalent of the detoxification effect obtained thanks to the sauna or the electrostimulation combinations that can be found in sports clubs or in a physiotherapist", she adds.

"The corset lies by telling you that because it compresses you, it will reduce fat.On the contrary, he will go against slimming "adds Dr. Dalu."With the corset, the abdominal belt and the back muscles are supported and no longer work.Now in normally the muscles work to perform everyday gestures, which increases basic metabolism and the higher it is, the less fatty of fat ”recalls the doctor.If the muscles are not asked, it creates a small muscle atrophy and we are more likely to gain weight.So it's counterproductive.

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The dangers of the slimming corset

The regular port of the corset has more risks than advantages.“A healthy body is a well oxygenated body.The corset compresses and can cut traffic.This can cause swelling in terms of skin tissues, but also constipation.As the intestine is compressed, there will not be a good waste evacuation ”.Other organs can be impacted."If the corset descends on the lower abdomen and it is very tight, it can damage the perineum, create pressure on the bladder and cause frequent desires to urinate or even incontinence.It can even press the ovaries, disturb the circulation of the gynecological tree so upset the rhythm of ovulation ".

It also compresses the diaphragm which inevitably generates breathing difficulties.“Disturbed breathing provides stress, which also has an important role in weight gain” specifies the doctor.

How to lose belly effectively

“If you want to slim down, you have to see a doctor for a hormonal assessment.Then, we consider nutrition and treatment adapted according to diagnosis, physical activity or even sport, good sleep ... ”lists Dr. Alexandra Dalu.“It remains very medical and paramedical”.Fiber consumption brings in particular mechanical satiety and facilitates intestinal transit and balanced blood sugar is also an asset to lose weight.To draw the muscles of the abdominal belt, it is better to do targeted exercises and to use electrostimulations patch according to protocols supervised by sports professionals.

If wearing the corset occasionally as an aesthetic accessory can be envisaged, its excessive port can be dangerous for health.

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