This post on Jezebel reports on a new study that attributes some health benefits to having thighs with a big circumference. I haven’t looked at all at the real study, and I would imagine that the composition of the thigh might be a factor, but it makes a certain amount of sense – the article links it to a high muscle mass which leads to less insulin resistance. It also lines up with what we’re learning about fat distribution (i.e., if fat is carried in your thighs, better there than in your abdomen). But, the real point is, it reminds me of the line from vagina monologues that said,
“if we’d grown up in a culture where we were taught that fat thighs were beautiful, we’d all be pounding milkshakes and donuts, lying on our backs, spending our days thigh-expanding.“
Commence cultural shift now, please.
