Source: Daily Mail
If you are a pear-shaped lady, you are in luck. A new study from the UK suggests that people with body fat in their backside and thighs enjoy protection against diabetes and other health problems associated with obesity. Waoh…
That means having junk in the trunk is good for your health.
According to Dr Michael Jensen of the Mayo Clinic, “If you’re going to have fat, you’re definitely better off if you’ve got some fat in the lower body.” This means all fats are not created equal and the best kind of fat is backside fat and of course, worse is belly fat. It means the ‘pear shape’ officially trumps the ‘apple shape’. It doesn’t mean that pear-shaped people get a pass from taking care of their weight.
We could see drugs developed in the future that alter the way fat is stored around the body and could be used to combat heart and other diseases.
The ultimate truth as Fotini Rozakeas of the British Heart Foundation puts it,
‘If you are overweight, obese, or if your waist size has increased, it is important to make changes to your lifestyle, such as eating a healthy diet and doing regular physical activity, to reduce your risk of heart health problems.’
Unfortunately, I am still working on developing that official ‘junk in the trunk’ diet It looks like iis going to take some time.
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