Researchers at Harvard Medical School recently discovered that subcutaneous fat, the type found in women’s butts, hips, and thighs, might protect against health problems such as heart disease and diabetes. That means pear-shaped women tend to be healthier than apple-shaped ones.

This basically means if you tend to gain weight anywhere below the waist, you are at less risk for health problems. So women who gain weight easliy in their stomach and arms are more likely to have health problems … interesting …