Posted on 06/04/2005 5:57:53 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
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Curvier women 'will live longer'
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Institute of Preventative Medicine in Copenhagen researchers found those with wider hips also appeared to be protected against heart conditions. Women with a hip measurement smaller than 40 inches, or a size 14 would not have this protection, they said. The researchers say hip fat contains a beneficial natural anti-inflammatory. Narrow hips 'detrimental' They said this anti-inflammatory, called adiponectin, prevents arteries swelling up and becoming blocked.
The hourglass figure has been made famous by women ranging from Marilyn Monroe and Sophia Loren to Kelly Brook and Catherine Zeta Jones today. The Danish researchers examined almost 3,000 men and women aged between 35 and 65 from 1987 to 1988 They measured height, weight and body mass index - calculated by dividing weight in kilograms by the square of your height in metres. They then looked at Danish health registers up until the end of 1998 to look at how many of the men and women had cardiovascular problems, and up to 2001 to see how many had died. Compared to the group of women with the smallest hip circumferences, women with the biggest were found to have an 87% reduction in deaths. They also had an 86% reduced risk of having coronary heart disease and a 46% reduction in the risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to the researchers. Previous studies have found both men and women with small hips are at an increased risk of developing diabetes, high blood pressure and gall bladder disease. However the study, which has been published in Obesity Research, found a wider hip circumference was not linked with better heart health in men. 'Apple-shape' risk Professor Berit Heitmann, who led the study, said: "It seems that the protection is not a matter of wide hips, it's the detrimental effect of narrow hips with a lack of muscle fat, or bone or a combination of both. She added: "Fat on hips is different than fat on the abdomen. If you do not have enough of this fat you may risk heart attacks." Carrying excess fat around the stomach, being 'apple shaped', is already known to be potentially damaging to health. Fat cells in this part of the body pump out chemicals that can damage the insulin system, raising the risk of diabetes and heart disease. Belinda Linden, of the British Heart Foundation said: "It has been widely reported that if you are apple-shaped, your risk of developing cardiovascular disease is likely to be greater than if you are pear-shaped. "This study provides additional evidence of the association between hip circumference and cardiovascular protection among women." But she added: "It is important to consider both your body weight and shape in tandem. Controlling both by eating less and being more active is the best way to reduce your risk of heart and circulatory disease." |
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Nicely done. Quick too!
Reckin whut Kate ways in thet pitcher?
Back in my construction days, an old Millwright told me that they're all crazy, some are just more crazy than others... :-)
In the case of Catherine Zeta-Jones ... curvier women will LOVE longer.
LOL! ;) We should start a club.
My hero. ;)
Well this is a relief!
You are fortunate. Lesson to all: Be happy with the body God gave you. I am sure you are a beautiful woman. It is just that those of us who are curvy have been put down for so long. We have been forced to diet ourselves into the ground to feel "normal" when we actually are just the way God made us. We aren't obese, we are just curvy.
Now I can understand why the Titanic sank.
I guess you guys don't like that, but and at least we don't have wads of fat flopping around when we run.
** It's not talking about women with wads of fat flopping around. Talking about the media matrix of gay homosexual inspireed heroin chic supermodels. There's a difference between slender and model thin.
It depends on one's social circle and what is expected of a woman. I was watching telemundo while doing the laundry and would rather look like them than a bubblehead supermodel.
I wish capriole could walk a mile in my shoes. Try being 'curvy' and single and you'll get ignored by the average male on the street (at least that's how it is in New York to me). That's why I had to find myself a man who is above average! Having said that, I try not to be jealous of anyone thinner than me. I accepted my slot in the social pecking order and then walked away to do my own thing. Being model thin and morbidly obese are not in my plans for looking thirty when I'm 100 :-)
She's rather well preserved. Isn't she getting close to 60?
Hell no. I live in a rough neighborhood and would like to post the pictures on my front door to scare away any potential home invaders.
Monica Belluci is a goddess
That wan't nice to bubbleheaded supermodels..lol
I love everyone.
You can call me Palo!
Eesss next: svim vair!
Very nice.
I think you're right.
LOL can't we all just get along? :o)
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Fat on hips is different than fat on the abdomen 