Free Republic

Last Updated: Friday, 3 June, 2005, 10:33 GMT 11:33 UK   Curvier women 'will live longer'   Catherine Zeta Jones is famed for her healthy figure Curvy women are more likely to live longer than their slimmer counterparts, researchers have found.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...

'You Can Relax About Food and Eat What You Want' Just as the recent Flegal study by the Centers for Disease Control put the nail into the coffin of the obesity crisis myth, one published this week in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association buries the dieting myth. While it's popularly believed that dieting and weight loss improve health, this study found the greatest improvements are among women who don't diet. "You can make significant improvements in both metabolic and psychological health without ever stepping on the scales or counting calories," said lead researcher Linda Bacon of the...