Researchers have discovered that the genes active in a person's belly fat are significantly different from those in his or her thigh fat, according to an article published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. Men tend to store fat in the abdominal area. Women, on the other hand, store more fat on their hips and thighs.
Why are women and men shaped differently? The answer still isn't clear, but it's an issue worth investigating, says Steven Smith, M.D., director of the Florida Hospital - Sanford-Burnham Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes. That's because belly fat is associated with higher risk of diabetes and heart disease.
— Source: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Good Neighbor Pharmacy Health Connection, May 2013
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