IT'S the bane of many women's life, but being pear-shaped could actually be good for you. Experts believe that waist measurement, rather than overall weight is more accurate at predicting future health problems, so people with fat around the stomach - a beer gut, or an apple shape - could be more at risk than those with a J-Lo posterior.
Says Anthony Barnett, professor of medicine at the University of Birmingham said: ''Men with waists of more than 40in and women with waist measurements of more than 35in have an incredibly high risk of Type 2 diabetes and heart disease.''
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