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"When I read a headline recently about leggings making people fat, I did a double take. What? Could my favorite clothing choice really make my legs ... flabby? Pulease. Let&amp;#x27;s discuss this news... They&amp;#x27;re comfy, go with lots of great spring looks, and ... making your legs fat? Well, that&amp;#x27;s the news from British expert Sammy Margo, a London physiotherapist quoted in a recent article in the UK&amp;#x27;s Daily Mail. &amp;quot;They hold in and support the quadriceps (thigh muscles), buttocks and core muscles in your tummy, and do the job the muscles are supposed to do,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;As a result the muscles are allowed to relax and switch off ... so they are not as svelte or firm as they otherwise would be.&amp;quot; Alright, gals. This may be single most bogus piece of health advice I&amp;#x27;ve ever heard, so I checked around, and phew, it&amp;#x27;s not likely to be true at all. While Margo believes that leggings make muscles &amp;quot;lazy&amp;quot; and increase body fat, other experts say no way. &amp;quot;That&amp;#x27;s ridiculous,&amp;quot; said Dr. Jana Klauer, a weight loss expert in private practice in New York City, who was interviewed for MSN&amp;#x27;s Body Odd blog. &amp;quot;There&amp;#x27;s nothing in leggings that would cause any change to occur within the muscle or the fat of the leg,&amp;quot; she says. &amp;quot;If your stomach and legs are flabby, it&amp;#x27;s because you&amp;#x27;re eating too much or not exercising enough. Leggings don&amp;#x27;t affect your legs positively or negatively--they&amp;#x27;re neutral.&amp;quot; There you have it! Do you wear leggings? Did you ever worry that they were making your legs ... fat? P.S. Would you ever wear a running skirt? And, are furry boots a health risk? Relationship violence kills 4 women a DAY in the U.S. If you or someone you know is being abused, Tell Somebody. Text TELLNOW to 85944 to make a $10 donation that will go toward keeping the National Domestic Violence hotline (800-799-SAFE) open. The Avon Foundation will match every dollar you donate up to $200,000. Find out more about our texting campaign. More Ways to Get Glamour: Visit ShopGlamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Download Glamour Magazine for your iPad! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter! Add us to your iGoogle homepage. Photo: Ben Watts"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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