Your CURVES can Save your Life

Hate your full thighs and curvy bottom? Read this and you'll be rejoicing for them instead!! Apparently, the curves you loathe can actually protect you from some serious deseases.

CURVY HIPS

Protects Against Heart Disease

A curvaceous, pear shape means a woman is more likely to have stores of adiponectin, a protein hormone, which has anti- inflammatory effects and is associated with reduced risk of heart attacks. Berit Heitmann, professor of nutritional epidemiology at the Institute of Preventative Medicine in Copenhagen, says, ' Fat on hips is different than fat on the abdomen. If you do not have enough of this fat you may risk heart attacks.'

ROUND BOTTOM

Prevent Diabetes

New research claims that fat around bottom can help protect women from developing diabetes. According to recent findings from Harvard Medical School, having fat on the bottom helps regulate blood sugar levels and maintains a consistent production of insulin in the body thus preventing diabetes. Researchers also found that fat that collects around the stomach can raise the risk of Type 2 diabetes but those with pear- shaped bodies, with fat deposits in the buttocks and hips, are less prone to these conditions.

FULLER THIGHS

Cuts Risk Of High Blood Pressure

Studies in Sweden confirm that cellulite that has settled on thighs reduces the likelihood of fat deposits travelling around the body, which could compromise the heart. In recent years, it has become clearer that 'viscereal fat', which wraps around organs and swells waistline, poses the greatest health danger, while 'peripheral fat' on arms and legs is more benign and, according to research, may even be helpful...

" It's great to have the curves, as long as you have a healthy BMI(Body Mass Index) and waist-to-hip ratio."

" How to calculate your BMI"

BMI = Divide your weight in kilograms by your height in metres squared.

A healthy BMI = 18.5 - 25