What are Apple and Pear shapes?

Overweight men are Apple-shaped and women are Pear-shaped

Most men gather fat around their abdomen, making them look round in the middle like an apple, hence the name Apple shape for over weigh men

Woman gather weight around abdomen. In addition , genetically they are born with hormones to gather fat around hips buttocks, and thigh regions. This is nature's way of facilitating the pregnancy. Hence shape of an over-weight may resemble a pear, a Pear-shaped body

On diet, one will lose weight around the abdomen, then the upper torso. The weight around the hips and thigh region is the last.