A Reason to Like Big Butts
While being overweight can be detrimental to your health, having a little junk in the trunk might actually be helpful.Researchers have long known that belly fat can raise your risk for type 2 diabetes and heart disease. New research from Harvard Medical School suggests that subcutaneous fat -- the kind that tends to gather on hips and butts -- may actually help prevent type 2 diabetes.
This is great news if you've got a little extra bulk in your booty, but I wouldn't take this research as a green light to let yourself go. Eating healthful foods and maintaining a healthy weight is still your best defense against health issues like type 2 diabetes. AOL Health has some great exercises to help get your butt in shape. And remember, you can be fit and still keep your curves -- just check out the sexy stars below for proof.
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1-05-2009 @ 4:29PM
u262f said...
But they're using mice for the study. Mouse bottom looks nothing like human bottom and probably accumulates different types of fat in different ways compared to human bottom. I'm not ready to believe that human bottom fat actively protects against diabetes based on a study about mice.
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1-05-2009 @ 4:32PM
Maggie Vink said...
They're not saying it's the location of the fat that matters. It's the type of fat -- subcutaneous fat -- and that just happens to gather in the hips and butt.