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Good news for portly gents:

Woo-hoo!

Beer-guzzling bubbas everywhere will be happy to know that spare tire might just spare your life — if you happen to be a man in a car accident.

New research suggests that guys with a little more to love around the middle are more likely to survive a serious car crash than those who maintain a slender bod, HealthDay News reports.

As cruel fate would have it, the study says women in wrecks don’t benefit from the bulge at all.

The research says that since women tend to gain weight in their thighs and bottoms, they don’t have the car crash cushion in the right area to protect them from the impact of an accident (life is unfair).

But before the guys get giddy about growing a gut and start washing down donuts with jugs of Bud, take heed:

Dr. Shankuan Zhu, an assistant professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin and the lead author of the study, warns that there is a “cut-off point” where packing a pooch becomes dangerous rather than protective. D’oh!

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Nature's Air Bag

Good news for portly gents:

Woo-hoo!

Beer-guzzling bubbas everywhere will be happy to know that spare tire might just spare your life — if you happen to be a man in a car accident.

New research suggests that guys with a little more to love around the middle are more likely to survive a serious car crash than those who maintain a slender bod, HealthDay News reports.

As cruel fate would have it, the study says women in wrecks don’t benefit from the bulge at all.

The research says that since women tend to gain weight in their thighs and bottoms, they don’t have the car crash cushion in the right area to protect them from the impact of an accident (life is unfair).

But before the guys get giddy about growing a gut and start washing down donuts with jugs of Bud, take heed:

Dr. Shankuan Zhu, an assistant professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin and the lead author of the study, warns that there is a “cut-off point” where packing a pooch becomes dangerous rather than protective. D’oh!