From Jessica Rabbit to Marilyn Monroe to Kim Kardashian, curvy-hipped women have long been held up as the ultimate sex symbols.
But a new study warns the envious body shape may have a down side: larger hips are often caused by a gene that also increases the risk of type 2 diabetes in women – not men.
The gene KLF14 has a uniquely dramatic effect on fat cells that causes them to become larger but fewer in the hips and abdomen, making it harder to control blood sugar.
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