too much booty in the pants? hell no

J-Lo and I are thrilled. It's all about the pear shaped booty :)

Fat bottoms may be good for health, protect against diabetes - Harvard researchers

By Kate Sikora

The Daily Telegraph

January 06, 2009 12:00am

• Big butts could be a health plus
• Fat may protect against type 2 diabetes
• Lopez, Beyonce on to a good thing

WOMEN can stop worrying about pear-shaped figures - fat bottoms have been scientifically proven to be a sign of good health.

New research, published in the journal Cell Metabolism, suggests the fat responsible for producing the pear shape flaunted by celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez and Beyonce may be active in protecting women from diseases by releasing certain hormones.

Buttock and hip fat may protect women against type 2 diabetes, from which more than 1.7 million Australians now suffer, researchers from the Harvard Medical School found.

When buttocks and hip fat from mice was injected into other mice, their bodies easily used the blood sugar-regulating hormone insulin and lost weight.

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