Posted on 01/13/2010 2:58:19 AM PST by Scanian
Those curves are making cardiologists smile.
A new study out of Oxford University in England found women with "pear-shaped" figures -- ample extra padding around the hips, buttocks and thighs -- are actually at a lower risk for heart and metabolic diseases.
"It is shape that matters and where the fat gathers," said Oxford's Dr. Konstantinos Manolopoulos, explaining that fat stored on the hips and in the rear absorb harmful fatty acids and further prevent arteries from clogging.
"Fat around the hips and thighs is good for you, but around the tummy is bad," he told BBC News, noting that the proverbial "spare tire" around the belly leads to higher incidences of heart disease.
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Oh yeah. That’s what I’m talkin’ ‘bout.
Mmmmmm...ham hocks.
The humpty dance
iz yo chance
do tha humpty hump
I think Raquel Welch is more beautiful now than she was in her heyday.
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