FAT ON HIPS IS GOOD FOR HEALTH

Being a bit wrapped at the hips , buttocks and thighs is not bad for health. Instead, localized fat in these areas helps fight against heart disease and metabolic disorders like diabetes.

Cons abdominal fat fat on the hips

At first glance, this finding is somewhat surprising. Doctors do not they telling us for years now that overweight and obesity can cause health problems like type 2 diabetes?
True, but it depends on the location of the body where fat has accumulated.Scientists have long known that abdominal fat is more dangerous to health than fat on the hips . That is to say, a pear shape is a healthier form of apple.
But recently, British researchers from the Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism (OCDEM) found that if the fat on the hips is not very good for health, it is certainly more than abdominal fat, even when it contributes positively to the health of the person.

Reduced risk of diabetes and heart disease

How this fat on the hips can it be beneficial for health? Our body stores energy in the form of fatty acids. He uses these reserves after intense physical exertion or when hungry. However, compared with the fat on the hips , abdominal fat stores and releases more active fatty acids.
In other words, more abdominal fat is abundant, the more fatty acids that circulate in the body. And, consequently, the greater the risk of organ damage and muscle, and thus diabetes and heart disease.
The British study showed that the fat on the hips reduces these risks. Indeed, it long retained the harmful fatty acids that abdominal fat, which also releases less of cytokines responsible for inflammation in the body. The latter is associated with cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Finally, the fat on the hips also free up more of adiponectin. Low concentrations of this hormone leads already at increased risk of clogged arteries, resistance to insulin, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Eating well is essential

The results of this study are interesting for the development of future drugs against the obese . Ultimately, these drugs may be able to influence the storage areas for body fat.
For now, scientists do not yet know how this storage mechanism. Anyway, these results do not mean that we can release the clamp and that we must never again pay attention to our diet. In practice, it is very hard to gain weight on the hips , not in the abdominal area. The positive effects of fat on the hips will therefore be quickly neutralized by abdominal fat. The best advice we can give is therefore to maintain good nutrition and regular physical exercise. Retain control of its weight is the best way to stay healthy.