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db_ggmm 
I don't have time to pull up articles on pubmed, but I was under the impression that fat cells contain receptors which dictate their likelihood to be used as an energy source. Not all fat cells have the same composition of these receptors. Fat cells around the midsection of men and hips / arms of women on average have fewer of these receptors than other cells scattered around their body.
Like everything in biology, this is wild simplification, but this is what I have read, broscience or not.
well you hit the gist (biochemically) of why its hard to lose weight in certain areas.
thats why some people have look like they have:
horses asses that are topped off with normal upper bodies
or the opposite huge fatty upper bodies with chicken legs
this is another reason why people resort to plastic surgery, because sometimes that belly isn't coming off unless they do a severe starvation diet plus exercise, or they just opt for diet down to a lower fat level then get a liposuction (with or without tummy tuck) done.
the worst part is... those fat cells that specialize in storing fat quickly and being the last to release fat are still there before or after the surgery.
happy dieting (and exercising)!
