Ok, big news ladies! Aparently it is actually healthy to have a big bum! Who would have thought it?
Experts have revealed how having a big bum could actually lower your chances of having diabetes. Where on the other side of it a big waist and tummy is, as expected, not good for you.
But enough of the depressing news, we all hear enough of that every day! Instead of singing Big Girls you are Beautiful, maybe Mika should chance it to Big Bottomed Girls you are Beautiful.
The Sun were one of the first to cover this story. Headlined Rounder Bums cut risk of diabetes the article drew from Beyonce’s curvier figure to show the public what they meant. Along with J Lo she is known for her bigger than average bum.
The claimed researchers discovered this finding from tests on mice at Harvard Medical School, Boston. They found that the fat which settles on the curvier part of your derriere help and boost sensitivity to insulin. The shape of a woman with a bigger bum is a pear shape. (If you are unsure what shape you are check out the Daily Mail’s feature on the wise words of Trinny and Susannah.)
This Morning’s, Dr Chris, covered this topic in his regular health section on the show, after the Sun had published their article. He commented on how researchers had come across this and compared it to the more apple shaped women out there. Basically a woman described as having an apple shape has a bigger stomach and carries a certain amount of fat. It was claimed to be classed as overweight and a possible diabetic your waist would be over the average. For men the average is 37 inches and for women a shocking 32!
The Sun also discussed apple shapes claiming that women who carried fat around their waist were almost at double the risk than those with larger bottoms.
Research leader Dr Ronald Kahn told the Sun: “It’s an important result. Not only does it say not all fat is bad but it points to a special aspect of fat.”
So now when you ask your other half “Does my bum look big in this?” And he insensitively asnswers ‘yes’. Turn back around to him and proudly reply “Fantastic that’s what I was aiming for!” You go girls!
