Thick Thighs Save Lives

A new study from The Times UK announced this week that thicker thighs and wider hips might actually lead to a longer life. This news, although not expanded on, comes after years of news and media shaming plus size bodies. In fact, up until this article came out there were countless studies claiming the opposite - that thick anything and wider whatevers would actually shorten a life span. 

"Researchers suggested that thigh and hip circumferences were 'inversely associated with mortality risk'. Each 10cm increase in hip circumference was associated with a 10 per cent lower risk of all-cause mortality, and each 5cm increase in thigh circumference was linked to an 18 per cent lower risk."
Perhaps instead of frivolous studies based on nothing and irrelevant to everyone, these news sources could report on actual news and stop commenting on what's right or wrong with our bodies.

-- Yael Tygiel