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Large Thighs 'May Protect Heart'
BBC News ^
| September 03, 2009
Posted on 09/03/2009 8:07:22 PM PDT by Steelfish
Large thighs 'may protect heart'
The crucial measurement is taken just below the bottom Men and women with thighs over 60cm (23.6in) in circumference have a lower risk of heart disease and early death, a study of 3,000 people suggests.
The relationship remains even when body fat, smoking and blood cholesterol are taken into account, a Danish team says. Those with narrow thighs may not have enough muscle mass to deal with insulin properly, raising the risk of diabetes and, in turn, heart disease, they say.
Experts cautioned that the research needed corroborating. Some said it was too early to change current advice on eating and exercise for heart health, but the researchers said thigh size could be used as a marker for at-risk patients.
The study, published in the British Medical Journal, followed men and women in Denmark for more than 10 years. They were measured for height, weight and thigh, hip and waist circumference and their overall percentage of body fat was calculated.
It's a very simple, very crude measure but it seems to have an individual effect. And it may be a way for doctors to assess risk Professor Berit Heitmann, Copenhagen University Hospital
The thigh measurement was taken just below the gluteal fold, which is the crease caused by your buttocks.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: thighs; thighsize; thunderthighs
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posted on
09/03/2009 8:07:22 PM PDT
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Steelfish
To: Steelfish
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posted on
09/03/2009 8:08:17 PM PDT
by
BunnySlippers
(I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
To: Steelfish
Must withold Hillary jokes...
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posted on
09/03/2009 8:09:38 PM PDT
by
mnehring
To: BunnySlippers
So I guess Hillary is in the clear?
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posted on
09/03/2009 8:09:52 PM PDT
by
ak267
To: Steelfish
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posted on
09/03/2009 8:09:56 PM PDT
by
RushIsMyTeddyBear
(During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. ~ George Orwell)
To: Steelfish
Daymit! Michelle Obama will live forever! L0L
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posted on
09/03/2009 8:10:14 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The roar of the masses could be farts)
To: Steelfish
This will be greeted with ‘thundering’ applause.
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posted on
09/03/2009 8:12:48 PM PDT
by
digger48
To: Steelfish
I’m set for one long life.
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posted on
09/03/2009 8:13:21 PM PDT
by
bannie
To: digger48
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posted on
09/03/2009 8:13:21 PM PDT
by
RushIsMyTeddyBear
(During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. ~ George Orwell)
To: digger48
Yup. There had to be some benefit.
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posted on
09/03/2009 8:13:55 PM PDT
by
bannie
To: shibumi
Dead ‘mander walkin’ ping.
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posted on
09/03/2009 8:14:07 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.........)
To: Steelfish
Stupid story.
Very few people with large thighs have large thighs because their thigh muscles are large.
DUH, WHAT A JOKE.
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posted on
09/03/2009 8:16:27 PM PDT
by
mamelukesabre
(Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
To: digger48
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posted on
09/03/2009 8:21:16 PM PDT
by
MAD-AS-HELL
(Hope and Change. Rhetoric embraced by the Insane - Obama, The Chump in Charge)
To: Salamander
Kilted men with tree-stump legs live forever!
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posted on
09/03/2009 8:22:06 PM PDT
by
shibumi
(" ..... then we will fight in the shade.")
To: mamelukesabre
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posted on
09/03/2009 8:27:47 PM PDT
by
ari-freedom
(Fiscal conservatism without social conservatism is dead.)
To: Steelfish
Explains so much…regarding life and the unexplainable.
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posted on
09/03/2009 8:28:50 PM PDT
by
ntmxx
(I am not so sure about this misdirection!)
To: ak267
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posted on
09/03/2009 8:36:56 PM PDT
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(THE SECOND AMENDMENT, A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
To: Steelfish; Joya
ping for possible archive inclusion.
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posted on
09/03/2009 8:38:01 PM PDT
by
Quix
(POL Ldrs quotes fm1900 2 presnt: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2130557/posts?page=81#81)
To: Steelfish; pandoraou812
Large Thighs 'May Protect Heart'They'll protect your ears too if worn properly.
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posted on
09/03/2009 8:39:30 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(0bama: "I can see Mecca from the WH portico." --- Google - Cloward-Piven Strategy)
To: MAD-AS-HELL
She didn’t look too bad from the chin up...
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posted on
09/03/2009 8:40:14 PM PDT
by
ntnychik
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