‘Pear-Shaped’ May Be Healthier Than ‘Apple-Shaped’

For postmenopausal women, being “pear-shaped” may be healthier than being “apple-shaped.” Even in women with normal body mass index, the location of fat varies. Apple-shaped women have more fat around the waist, pear-shaped more around the hips and legs. Writing in the European Heart Journal, researchers studied 2,683 postmenopausal women with normal B.M.I.s, following them…

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Margaret Thornton, Nathan Reeder

Margaret Elizabeth Thornton and Nathan Bart Reeder were married June 29 at Nesselrod Bed and Breakfast in Radford, Va. The Rev. Rachel Wenner Gardner, an Episcopal priest, performed the ceremony. The bride, 32, is studying for a Ph.D. in educational leadership and policy at the University of Virginia, from which she graduated and also received…

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