Isn't Science Wonderfull

Its not only the Newspapers that confuse.

BBC Live News Channel Thursday 29^th October 2009

Women who carry excess weight on the hips and thighs, and apple-shaped men who carry it on the waist, risk dangerous blood clots, say experts.

Being overweight per se is risky, but where the fat accumulates is also critical, say the Danish scientists.

Pear-shaped women with big hips and thighs were at higher risk of dangerous clots, even if they had an "ideal" body weight.

Lead researcher Dr Marianne Tang Severinsen, of Aarhus University Hospital in Aalborg, said: "Until now, the importance of fat distribution and venous thromboembolism risk has not been evaluated.

BBC Live News Channel Tuesday 12^th January 2010

Carrying extra weight on your hips, bum and thighs is good for your health, protecting against heart and metabolic problems, UK experts have said.

Hip fat mops up harmful fatty acids and contains an anti-inflammatory agent that stops arteries clogging, they say.

Big behinds are preferable to extra fat around the waistline, which gives no such protection, the Oxford team said

It seems that science like statistics can be made to confuse and confound.

So who do we believe and what do we believe.

Is there truly global warming or is this weather all part of a natural cycle???

Is a big bum really healthy and protect the heart or will we risk a thrombo embolism??? Seems to me these researchers should confer!

Wheres that packet of crisps.