It seems that none other than your butt—specifically changes in the shape of the gluteus maximus muscle—may reveal hidden health risks.

These changes differ between men and women and some patterns could be associated with health conditions like type 2 diabetes, according to research due to be presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) November 30–December 4 in Chicago.

The shape of the gluteus maximus muscle—the largest muscle in the human body—changes with lifestyle and aging factors and conditions like osteoporosis and type 2 diabetes, which the team have dug deeper into.

“Our work suggests that changes in gluteus maximus muscle shape can act as an early structural marker of metabolic decline. Features such as focal thinning or outward bulging—

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