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Here’s some good news for women who find it hard to squeeze into their skinny jeans, courtesy their big bottoms: a generously proportioned derriere could be good for health, say scientists. Researchers believe the type of fat that accumulates around the hips and buttocks, rather than around your stomach, may offer some protection against developing the disease.
But fat that collects around the stomach, known as visceral fat and often resulting in a ‘beer belly’, can raise a person’s risk of diabetes and heart disease. That means people with pearshaped bodies, with fat deposits in the buttocks and hips, are likely to be less prone to these disorders, concluded the research at Harvard Medical School.
Scientists believe that the more beneficial fat, called subcutaneous fat because it collects just under the skin, may help to improve sensitivity to the hormone insulin, which regulates blood sugar levels.
Dr Ronald Kahn, who led the research published in Cell Metabolism, said obesity in subcutaneous areas—the ‘pear’ shape—might decrease risks.
He carried out experiments by artificially switching the two types of fat around the body of mice and seeing what effect it had. “The surprising thing was that it wasn’t where the fat was located, it was the kind of fat that was the most important variable,” he said:
“Even more surprising, it wasn’t that abdominal fat was exerting negative effects, but that subcutaneous fat was producing a good effect.
“Animals with more subcutaneous fat didn’t gain as much weight as they got older, had better insulin sensitivity, lower insulin levels and were improved all around.”
Mice given subcutaneous fat transplanted into their bellies started to slim down after several weeks. They also showed improved blood sugar and insulin levels compared to other mice.
Dr Kahn said this is an important result because it shows that not all fat is bad and could help prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes. ANI

source- http://www.themedicinetoday.com/