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Drew- t1_iub1yxt wrote

Reply to comment by Emyrssentry in ELI5: How come humans have two big muscle and fat pouches on either side of their anus? by CJsTT

To add on, disease from excess fat like cardiac problems is much higher associated with belly fat not butt fat.

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CJsTT OP t1_iub50hc wrote

It’s because the cheeks smear fecal matter.

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tagged2high t1_iub71ql wrote

Not normally, no, that should rarely/never happen. Certainly not during the evolutionary epochs of time that made us how we are today

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voucher420 t1_iucqe2p wrote

You need to remember that prior to the modern toilet, we used to squat to shit like most other animals.

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