Sedentary blogger might live forever

Many studies have shown that people who accumulate fat around the abdomen and stomach are more likely to die of heart disease and other causes than bottom-heavy people, but the reasons are not clear…

Pear-shaped people also appear to have lower levels of compounds called inflammatory cytokines — signaling chemicals involved in the body’s response to infection that also can play a role in heart disease and diabetes when they are inappropriately active.