Big Butts a Sign of Good Health!
Categories: Just For Moms, Safety, Eating & Nutrition, Medical Conditions
Researchers say that while those with apple shaped bodies - where fat is stored in the midsection - were found to be more prone to type 2 diabetes and heart disease, pear-shaped bodies were less likely to suffer from these disorders.
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Former Justice Minister Rachida Dati at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 14, 2009. She looks great just 12 days after giving birth.
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Cindy Crawford is proof-positive that it
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Here's Cindy before her kids, Presley, 9, and daughter Kaia, 7. Click to see more celebrity moms before- and after-baby photos.
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Having a baby undoubtedly changes your body, no matter how many fitness gurus, personal chefs, and dietitians you can afford to have at your disposal. But that doesn't have to be a bad thing -- in fact, often times it's for the better!
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Gwen Stefani before becoming pregnant with her first child in 2005.
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And here's Gwen in 2006, after giving birth to her son James.
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Pre-pregnancy Jessica Alba poses on the red carpet.
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Jessica looks even lovelier after giving birth to her daughter, Honor Marie.
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Halle Berry shows off her pre-baby body.
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Having since given birth to daughter Nahla Ariela Aubry, Halle is even more gorgeous.
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Scientists have known for some time that there are different types of fat that accumulate in our bodies. "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," said researcher Dr. Ronald Kahn. "Even more surprising, it wasn't that abdominal fat was exerting negative effects but that subcutaneous fat was producing a good effect."
To be honest, I am a little confused by the details offered by Dr. Kahn. But any study that tells me it is okay to have a big butt is one I am happy to embrace.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Danielle 1-11-2009 @ 8:30PM
FAT is bad no matter WHERE it is! Fat is fat. Big stomach, big butt, big legs. . . it doesn't matter! So, you may not get diabetes, but you are still at high risk for stroke or heart problems. The US is the FATTEST country on the planet.
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Helen Jett 1-09-2009 @ 9:00AM
Daniell don't hate. We big bottom women always
get put down. As soon as we get something said
that's positive. Here comes the haters.
Danielle 1-09-2009 @ 10:02AM
Helen, I am not being hateful. I am stating a fact. We have a LOT of health problems in the US and many of them come from having poor diets and being overweight. Heart disease and stroke are at the top of the list of killers. Some people are big by nature, but being fat is different. I watched family members die of horrendous diseases like cancer and diabetes, and I'm determined not to go there. I will do everything possible to prevent these diseases, along with preventing heart disease as well. I think we need to get away from the "victim" mentality and start being proactive. If you want good health, great! If not, don't call people haters because they tell the truth.
Phil 1-09-2009 @ 11:12AM
The USA on AVERAGE has the highest obesity rate, but Argentina leads the USA in obesity in men. 34% of US women are considered obese. Only 28% of men in Argentina are obese. England leads in the overweight category, according to latest statistics going back five or six years ago. Either way, in industrialized countries, obesity is a problem worldwide. But especially in the USA. We are not overweight. We are obese.
jb 1-09-2009 @ 11:13AM
i think you may be missing the point of the study. I doesn't mean gain weight and get fat so that you won't be at risk of diabetes, rather simply theorizing that women that tend who have more of a pear shape or those that tend to store fat in their lower half of their body...i.e. a small waist but wider hips, are less likely to have diabetes. While those with wider midsections...i.e. wide waist with small hips and thighs, are more likely to get type 2 diabetes. There are plenty of healthy and happy women with larger hips and thighs and buttocks in portion to their upper half such as Jessica Biel, Jennifer Lopez, Selma Hayek and Beyonce and Victoria Secret models it's the body type they are talking about not fat. These celebrities have a proper BMI but they have hips or buttocks. It means you don't have to be stick thin like a model to be healthy and fit because not everyone is built that way, some people are healthy and have great eating habits but will are more prone to have this body type.
Mr. B. 1-09-2009 @ 11:44AM
Ms. D. Please educate your self. There are people who are the right size, right weight as well as people who are under weight that are diabetic.
Magdus 1-09-2009 @ 12:34PM
Ok, this study means that of people with a normal or slightly elevated fat percentage, when it is stored in the hips in waist it is better than in the abdomen. It does not mean that if you are three hundred pounds and your butt is slightly bigger than your waist you still aren't in desperate need of a treadmill.
JOHNNYJ 1-09-2009 @ 1:02PM
THIS IS GOOD NEWS!!!! I LOVE WOMEN WITH BIG BUTTS -
Danielle 1-09-2009 @ 6:43PM
JB, The article is not talking about being wide. Your risk of diabetes is greater if you have more abdominal FAT than you should. The FAT is what is bad. Yes, you can be bigger boned or wider or whatever, but if you have a lot of FAT rather than lean muscle then you are setting yourself up for all kinds of diseases: diabetes if it's in the abdomen, and heart disease anywhere else.
aida 1-09-2009 @ 11:44AM
hey,helen jett!!! U GO GIRL!!!
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nsaba1601 1-09-2009 @ 9:41AM
You may all scoff @ Rush Limbaugh. However,,,,it was he who earlier this week broke the news of the benifits to ass fat. In fact he asked someone to tell Okra I mean Oprah that ass fat is good, has anyone informed her yet?
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maximum joe 1-09-2009 @ 9:41AM
Don't worry about the haters baby. If it aint nice and round than it's not worth having. Rock on all of you sexy big bottomed girls.
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bob 1-09-2009 @ 10:01AM
I LOVE pear shaped women! They are the sexiest creatures!!
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Jas 1-09-2009 @ 10:20AM
yes we are bob, yes we are. the right curves in the right places...
sakeith 1-09-2009 @ 10:24AM
they said big butts not fat ones. my lower body has always been larger than my upper body, but i'm not fat.
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RyanG 1-09-2009 @ 10:22AM
I guess Sir Mix-a-lot had it right when he made his classic ode to the female buttocks, I like big butts, and Baby Got Back!
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MTShelly 1-09-2009 @ 10:49AM
I miss my big butt! I'm older now and that was one of the first things that shrunk. Being proportionate depends on what ethniticity you are (I'm anglo and spanish). I received my mom's butt but not her bosom (which was fabulously full) but now am just a flabby flat 50ish woman. I am wondering about thunder thighs...how unhealthy are they in terms of circulatory problems?
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shamanda 1-09-2009 @ 11:27AM
Well, I have ALWAYS been built like this, even after 2 kids! I am a pear-shaped...from top to bottom...sz 6, (bust )6-8 (waist) and a 10 in the booty! I still could stand to loose a few ...but it rarely comes off my bottom, and trying to find jeans that fit is a pain! (no pun)
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Danni 1-09-2009 @ 11:11AM
While I can agree with Danielle's statement that the US is an unhealthy country, due to the extreme numbers of obese individuals, I will have to disagree with the statement that ALL fat is bad!! That was a completely ignorant and false statement! I wonder what medical professional lied to her? Or is that statement coming from a place where literacy and knowledge fear to tread? I would suggest to you, Danielle, that you make an attempt to read and understand ANY medical book that offers a chapter, course, or paragraph on the necessity of body fat. Not only is body fat responsible for helping to maintain a regular body temperature, it is the ONLY thing that protects the muscle tissue and internal organs. The AMOUNT of fat the body accumulates is what is deemed to be healthy or unhealthy.
I am the proud owner of a big 'ole round butt, not the kind that is measured by the width of a seat, but by the number of drinks you can sit on top. It's about time researches acknowledged the benefits of having "junk in the trunk" and stopped placing flat-bottomed women and flat-chested women on a pedestal. While many men may initially navigate towards women who are breast and butt challenged, they always come right back to us!
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LikesBigButts 1-09-2009 @ 5:33PM
Um A butt you can place beer cans on? Hmm lets see thats hot to think about but much better to see. Wheres ya proof? And yes MOSt men like women with a larger rump that you can put a beer can on not the kind where each cheek has a different area code.