Fat Butts May Be Healthy

[Kadie]

Oh, thank goodness!

Fat Butts May Be Healthy

Jeanna Bryner
LiveScience Managing Editor
livescience.com – Tue Jan 12, 8:05 am ET

Having junk in your trunk is healthier than a spare tire around the gut, new research suggests. The extra padding on the backside and thighs could even help to protect against disease.

The results come from a review that summarizes various studies on the health effects of different fat stores in the body, particularly around the hips and thighs.

"The fact that body fat's distribution is quite important for your health has been known for some time now," said lead researcher Konstantinos Manolopoulos of the University of Oxford in England. But this new article summarizes a body of research showing that such hip and thigh fat can help to reduce the risk of diabetes and heart disease. The review also suggests a mechanism for conveying those benefits.

The next step is to figure out how our bodies decide where to store fat, say, in the stomach versus the butt. "Once this is understood then one could think about therapeutic approaches to make use of that," Manolopoulos told LiveScience. "Maybe to make use in a preventive way by redistributing the fat."

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But scientists think lower body fat, like that around the hips and thighs, produces beneficial hormones that protect against these diseases, though more research is needed to firm up this expectation.

In addition, this lower body fat also traps fatty acids. While this long-term storage can make it tricky to slim down your butt and thighs, it's healthier for you if some fat stays put.

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[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Then I will live forever.

[krispos42]

10. Oh, you're fine, Ocelot

Now me, with the nonexistant butt and the spare tire... I think I died last week but nobody told me!

[Avalux]

2. Yay for me!

My nicely round butt is my friend. ;-)

I imagine you'll get a lot of interesting replies to this post! :rofl:

[DJ13]

3. I should live forever then.

[madmax]

4. If I walk backwards does that count?

:evilgrin: I've got a nice round belly.

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

5. Any excuse to post this...

[obliviously]

6. Off course! one study saying that flabby butts are healthy

and all the butterpants start rejoicing!

[juno jones]

7. I had no butt for many a year.

Now I have my grandma's butt (and pretty much the rest of her body).

She lived to be 91. She had been a nurse and continued to be active and volunteered in nursing homes until a few weeks before she died.

[krawhitham]

8. Sir Mix-A-Lot says hi /nt

[Blue_In_AK]

9. That is SO reassuring.

:)