According to dailymail a study has found thin people may lower their risk of heart attack, stroke and diabetes by carrying a few extra pounds on their hips and thighs.
One in five people of normal weight, who are ‘metabolically unhealthy’, can have an even higher risk than some fat people for the killer diseases.
But those who are pear-shaped tend to escape this group, as the bottom and thighs are safer places to store fat on the body.
A German study suggests the old warning ‘a moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips’ is almost true.
Fat might not spend a lifetime on the hips, but it is stored there for months, which is better than belly fat – released around two hours after a meal.
