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Thursday, June 7, 2007 12:00 AM

Healthy, my ass

Many blacks love big women, but having a rump the size of Buffie the Body's can put women at risk for disease.
By Debra Dickerson

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  • Thursday, June 7, 2007 11:50 AM

    It's steatopygia not obesity

    Debra, Debra, Debra. You and I could eat outselves into blimpdom without every acquiring haunches like Buffie's. It appears she has the inherited trait for steatopygia - check it out in Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steatopygia This is an adaptive mechanism that evolved among women in hot climates, allowing them a greater body mass that allows cooling.

    Your body Nazi approach to muscling others to follow your rules would benefit from a greater understanding of human diversity.

    Bonnie B

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