According to a Danish study published in the British Medical Journal last month, people with naturally thin thighs may be at higher risk for for developing heart disease and early death. Researchers took detailed measurements and studied the body composition of over 2700 men and women, and then tracked their health for more than a decade. They showed that people with the thinnest thighs have a two-fold greater risk of heart disease and resulting death. These risks rise as thigh size declines.
It is thought that the adverse effects of thin thighs arise from decreased muscle mass which affects fat and sugar metabolism. However, randomized controlled trials are needed to further study whether interventions that may increase thigh muscularity would actually decrease cardiovascular risk.
One less reason to hate naturally skinny model types!
