Your big bum could save your life!
8 May 2008 | Author: Carole
U.S researchers have found that a type of fat that usually accumulates around the hips and bottom may actually offer some protection against diabetes.
Subcutaneous fat, or fat that collects under the skin, helps to improve sensitivity to the hormone insulin, which regulates blood sugar.
The tests involved mice having transplants of this type of fat, deep into their abdomens. The results showed a significant weight loss and their fat cells shrank, even though they made no changes in their diet or activity levels.
Researchers have known for some time the fat that collects in the abdomen can raise a person’s risk of diabetes and heart disease, while people with pear-shaped bodies, with fat deposits in the buttocks and hips, are less prone to these disorders.
Now it turns out that subcutaneous fat, fat found just under the skin, may be actively protecting people from metabolic diseases such as diabetes.
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