Girls with big hips are stupid :p

armchair_warrior

okay bad memories according to this article!!!



Big hips 'impair' women's memory, a study finds

A woman's body shape may influence how good her memory is, according to US researchers.

Although carrying excess weight anywhere appears to impair older women's brains, carrying it on the hips may make matters worse, they say.

The Northwestern Medicine team found "apple-shaped" women fared better than "pears" on cognitive tests.

But depositing fat around the waist increases the risk of cancer, diabetes and heart disease, experts warn.

They said the findings, in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, highlighted the importance of maintaining a healthy weight for both body and mind.


Some of the health risks associated with obesity, such as vascular disease and inflammation, may explain why people who are overweight appear to be at higher risk of dementia.

However, the latest study suggests a bit of extra fat around the waist may actually protect brain functioning.
Spare tyre

The researchers believe belly fat makes more of the female hormone oestrogen that naturally dips after the menopause.

Oestrogen is thought to help protect the brain from cognitive decline.

The study involved 8,745 post-menopausal women aged 65 to 79.

These women were asked to complete a memory test that doctors use to judge brain function. They were also weighed and measured, then scored on an obesity scale known as Body Mass Index or BMI. Over two-thirds of the women were overweight or obese.

The researchers found that for every one point increase in a woman's BMI, her memory score dropped by one point.

And pear-shaped women - those with smaller waists but bigger hips - scored particularly poorly.

The researchers say this is likely to be related to the type of fat deposited around the hips versus the waist.

Scientists already know different kinds of fat release different hormones and have varying effects on insulin resistance, lipids and blood pressure.

Lead researcher Dr Diana Kerwin said: "We need to find out if one kind of fat is more detrimental than the other, and how it affects brain function.

"The fat may contribute to the formation of plaques associated with Alzheimer's disease or a restricted blood flow to the brain."

Rebecca Wood, chief executive of the Alzheimer's Research Trust, said: "The pear-shape is incredibly common, and while this study doesn't explain fully the link between body shape and brain function, it surely makes the case for watching the scales.

"There is little we can do about our natural body shape, but a lot we can do about our weight.

"With so much evidence of the dangers of obesity, we could all do well to consider sensible lifestyle changes to keep our weight in check."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-10614837

cool the kid

A girl w/big hips has a better chance of finding a man to rememeber everything she needs to anyway.

nearnostrand

Cool The Kid wrote: A girl w/big hips has a better chance of finding a man to rememeber everything she needs to anyway.

LOL

armchair_warrior

a girl with big wide hips could have kids easier or more kids. hmm thats why guys like girls with wide hips i suppose. since ladies with wide/big hips have bad memories i would wonder if they remember who the daddy is .

d_luxx

AW, what is wrong with you ?

whynot_31

d_luxx wrote: AW, what is wrong with you ?

armchair_warrior

what is wrong with me i have a lame sense of humor. i could keep listing.
besides that did you guys even read the article?

carnivore

d_luxx wrote: AW, what is wrong with you ?

I suspect there may have been a head injury involved at some point...

armchair_warrior

Carnivore wrote: [quote=d_luxx]AW, what is wrong with you ?

I suspect there may have been a head injury involved at some point...

only head injury I got was when i got visited by your mama.

/scratches crotch.

*oh snap!!
oh no i didn't

d_luxx

My God...its like written Tourette's syndrome...