Having a big ass can be good for your health

If the back, thighs and hips strong are a problem for you, know that they could possibly save your life.

A recently published study indicates that a healthy weight, but with more fat in these parts of the body, could reduce the risk of stroke, diabetes, and heart attacks .

According to the work presented in the journal Cell Research, the lack of fat in the lower part of the body corresponds to an increased risk mortality and / or disease. cardiovascular.

Of course, the results do not apply to overweight people .

The above because the fat levels around the lungs and heart of overweight people may already be too big.

In statements of of the BBC dr. Norbert Stefan, Diabetes Specialist and lead author of the study, stated that it is best that people have the shape of pear than apple (with a healthy weight) because the hips and the thighs would provide a "safe storage"

This is due to the fact that the extra weight in the thighs and hips is different from the fat stored deeper in the abdomen.

The abdominal fat is more likely to release fatty acids in the blood that may be at the origin of diabetes, insulin resistance and high cholesterol levels.