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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Bryony Gooch

What the shape of your buttocks reveals about your chances of getting diabetes

The shape of your gluteus maximus can predict whether you are more likely to develop diabetes, new research suggests, adding to the evidence that a high-fitness lifestyle will keep you healthier for longer.

The NHS has long warned that as people become older and more overweight, the chance of developing Type 2 diabetes increases. Now, research indicates that the shape of the muscle in our rear ends changes with age and with conditions such as diabetes or osteoporosis.

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