Any excess fat was considered unhealthy up to now, but recent studies in UK has revealed that excess weight on hips, thighs and bums could protect a person from metabolic and heart problems. Researchers have said that fat which accumulates on hips is able to absorb fatty acids which are harmful. This fat also has an ingredient which is anti-inflammatory that helps to stop blockages in arteries. In fact having very little fat on the hips is known to cause Cushing’s syndrome and other metabolic diseases. After this discovery, doctors are now looking for ways by which fat in the body can be redistributed to the hip area.

The fat around the waist is not healthy and it is also known to shift easily. When fat breaks down fast, Cytokines are released in the body which causes inflammation. These Cytokines are also known to cause resistance to insulin, diabetes and various cardiovascular diseases. Whereas hip fat burns slowly and produces Adiponectin hormone which gives protection to the arteries and controls blood sugar levels. So the tummy has to remain slim, while the hips and thighs can gather good weight.

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There are a lot of benefits to exercising and all doctors will prescribe them according to your age and weight. But what happens when you overdo it or fanatically adhere to a rigorous exercising schedule daily. Studies conducted by top doctors have found that extreme exercising can give you the same high as any addictive drug as it releases the same neurotransmitters in both cases.  The person experiences a high chemically although not induced by any drug.

People who have been doing intense exercises regularly and then stopping suddenly causes them to be out of sorts and feel an intense urge to exercise. The muscles feel as though they are not being used enough and a there is a desire to do dieting to compensate for the lack of exercises and imagined weight gain. This addictive exercising can also lead to eating disorders and research has shown that many women over 40 suffer from this condition. Like anything else in life, exercising also has to be done in a certain limit, otherwise you start associating a perfect body as a result of intense exercising, and the lack of exercise puts you into a frame of mind of your body being weak.

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However the bad news is that fat around the waistline does not offer the same protection and is harmful to the body. The breakthrough could help scientists and doctors look at redistributing body fat to these areas to deal with cardiovascular and metabolic problems.

Lead researcher Dr Konstantinos Manolopoulos, of Oxford University, said: “It is shape that matters and where the fat gathers. Fat around the hips and thighs is good for you but around the tummy is bad.”

He said in an ideal world, the more fat around the thighs the better – as long as the tummy stays slim.

“Unfortunately, you tend not to get one without the other,” he said.

Fotini Rozakeas of the British Heart Foundation said: “This research helps us better to understand how fat acts in the body in order to develop new approaches in reducing heart and circulatory disease.

“If you are overweight, obese, or if you have a waist size that is increased, it is important to make changes to your lifestyle, such as eating a healthy diet and doing regular physical activity, to reduce your risk of heart health problems.”