Lush forms of the gluteal muscles are an indicator of good female health, say American scientists.

They found that ladies with a strongly developed fifth point, such as the singers Jennifer Lopez or Beyonce, have a chance to live longer than their hard-nosed girlfriends.

Previous studies have shown that fat in the abdomen increases the risk of developing heart disease, heart attacks and diabetes, while excess weight in the thighs and buttocks reduces this risk.

During the last experiment, volunteers were asked to overeat ice cream and sweets for eight weeks, measuring the fat content in their body and the size of fat cells before and after a sweet diet.

It turned out that the fat cells in the abdomen and heart area increased in size, but not in quantity, whereas in the thigh area they became larger, and the size remained the same.

Dr. Michael Jancey of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, notes that these studies support the theory that fat cells in the lower body "protect" the upper, and therefore their total number increases.

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