Genes active in a person's belly fat are different from those in his or her thigh fat, a finding that could shift the way we approach unwanted belly fat - from banishing it to relocating it.
Men tend to store fat in the abdominal area, but don't usually have much in the way of hips or thighs. Women, on the other hand, are more often pear-shaped, storing more fat on their hips and thighs than in the belly.
