A lot of women will be glad to hear this: carrying extra weight on your hips, butt, and thighs is not only not bad for, but actually protects against heart and metabolic problems. I think our ancestors already knew this from experience though they might not have been able to provide the data to prove it.
Carrying extra weight on your hips, bum and thighs is good for your health, protecting against heart and metabolic problems, UK experts have said.
Hip fat mops up harmful fatty acids and contains an anti-inflammatory agent that stops arteries clogging, they say.
Big behinds are preferable to extra fat around the waistline, which gives no such protection, the Oxford team said. Read more