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The headline is confusing first we say fat is protective then we say it causes dementia and stroke so either it is beneficial or dangerous this headline is a true mystery indeed.

I think you’re misreading it says it protects against brain inflammation which is one of the causes of dementia and such no?

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I've interpreted it as the fat goes somewhere where it won't cause as much harm

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This just makes the headline even more stupid.

"Womn store fat around their hips and butt because its less dangerous than storing it in the brain"

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“Because”

You people throw around cause and effect and have no idea what it really means.

Women’s bodies store fat around their hips and butt, which happens to prevent brain inflammation. Brain inflammation is a bad thing.

If there is no cause and effect then its even more stupid.

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Headline is weirdly phrased, I think the final part of the sentence "which can result is problems..." refers to brain inflammation resulting in problems, not subcutaneous fat.

Nah, I think it's perfectly clear that fat has a place in the body as a protective element, and it's also pretty clear that when fat exists in places, or quantities, that are abnormal, it causes problems. none of that is new.

I think it's saying the distribution of fat in women is better than fat in man. It's not saying fat is good.

So for men, particularly Asians it's really important to not get fat.

Women should also watch their weight, being overweight even if the fat goes to the hips isn't healthy.

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I think brain inflammation is the one that can cause dementia and such. But I had to reread it a few times as we.

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Babe it was a compliment. I meant you look like you're well protected against brain inflammation.

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So... Their use of commas suggests the fat is causing the the Dementia.... Right? How can it be protective and cause it.

They shouldn't use a comma after the word fat then. Super confusing Grammer bro

I'm at a normal bmi. I work out and eat right... but my body loves to pack on weight in all in those key spots.. ..I'll never be thin there .

Not that confusing

I can't even be fat the right way.

It'd probably make more sense if you read the accompanying article though..

As I understand it, the claim here is not that subcutaneous fat is protective, but that visceral fat is extra harmful, and that, holding total fat constant, a tendency to store fat subcutaneously is protective because the alternative is storing it viscerally.

• In mice.

Which also have sex differences in body fat deposits, but that's quite a leap in logic.

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You can, its just lowering overall body fat % Men only get abs under 11%ish body fat, women under 20ish (men gather fat there thus require much less fat to have that area clean) Its just a matter of reducing your overall body fat further.

I have strong shoulders..a medium frame . I'm only 110lbs. It's my frame. I tend to build muscle better. So that's how I keep it in check. I'm more muscular. I've been thinner without muscle. .. but those spots love fat. Genetically speaking . My fathers side is the same

I hear you. If i get one more comment about how slim I am when I dare complain that the distribution of my weight still means awful thigh rash in the heat! I get it, I just feel dismissed and it’s lately getting on my goat!

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It's pretty clearly stating that brain inflammation causes dementia and stroke, which intuitively makes sense, and that the fat is protective against the brain inflammation.

So fat is a good thing? We should all be fat to protect against inflammation?