Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/oxford-butts-study/
That research was a review (not a study), and it began by stating that the “proportion of abdominal to gluteofemoral body fat, as measured, for example, by the waist-to-hip ratio, correlates with obesity-associated diseases and mortality and is a stronger cardiovascular risk marker than BMI.” In other words, the issue is not how much fat is deposited, but where. That focus was reflected in the study’s conclusion, which reiterated that gluteofemoral adipose tissue potentially offers cardiovascular benefits and merits further research.
So my body type—petite, great abs, but I carry weight in my butt/thighs—may have some health advantages. This may make up for the difficulty I have buying pants that fit—I’ll take it!