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Big Butt? Big Advantage Against Diabetes

Got a little extra junk in the trunk? It may actually protect you from diabetes, a new study shows.

A type of fat that accumulates around the hips and buttocks called subcutaneous fat helps to improve sensitivity to the hormone insulin, which regulates blood sugar, a study from Harvard researchers found.

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3 Responses to “Big Butt? Big Advantage Against Diabetes”

Comment by dbo

another story to foster the myths about REAL diabetes - by that I mean TYPE I. Consider the following well known Type 1 diabetics and NONE have stomach fat - both are remarkably slender: Halle Berry, Mary Tyler Moore. Type 1 has zero to do with weight and, to those that actually understand the disease, know it is not similar in symptoms or treatment to Type 2. Telling a Type 1 diabetic to lose weight is nonsense. Most if not all type 1 diabetics are naturally slender but their pancreas does not produce the necessary insulin. It has nothing to do with telling a fat type 2 diabetic to lose weight. No matter what all the talk show nutritionists say, type 1diabetes cannot be dieted away nor prevented by drinking water and jogging. Please get the facts straight when reporting on Type 1 diabetes. Any good endocrinologist will tell you that type 1 and type 2 are not similar at all. A type 2 pre or current diabetic can lose weight and adjust their diet and see their blood sugar decrease as a result or manage their type 2 with oral medictions. this is absolutely not the case with type 1 diabetics. Please stop lumping the two separate diseases together. They are not the same. Type 1 has zero to do with weight.

 
Comment by Patty

Uh, I think they are talking about Type 2 Diabetes.

 
Comment by Moe Abbey

The study says that the SC came from ‘donor’ mice. So, what happens if it is of the same body? Why was it not done this way? I mean, do you have to have this SC donated from another body to be effective?

 

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