Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Curvy Women Are Smarter

And sexier. 

Women with curvy figures are likely to be brighter than waif-like counterparts and may well produce more intelligent offspring, a US study suggests.

Researchers studied 16,000 women and girls and found the more voluptuous performed better on cognitive tests - as did their children.

The bigger the difference between a woman’s waist and hips the better.

(11) Comments
Posted by Owen at 2230 hrs
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  1. I’m in.  Gimme the curves!

    Posted by Steve on November 11, 2009 at 0539 hrs


  2. WHERE ARE THE FACTS!!!  This discussion is useless without pictures!  smile

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on November 11, 2009 at 0756 hrs


  3. Yes - I agree with Jason - where is the proof? cheese

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on November 11, 2009 at 0758 hrs


  4. Researchers studied 16,000 women and girls and found the more voluptuous performed better on cognitive tests - as did their children.

    The bigger the difference between a woman’s waist and hips the better.

    Could this be because we curvy women - often derided as fat - have to get by on more than our looks?

    Posted by Amy P. on November 11, 2009 at 0929 hrs


  5. Debate will never solve this one, we need hard evidence.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on November 11, 2009 at 1155 hrs


  6. Could this be because we curvy women - often derided as fat - have to get by on more than our looks?

    I’m confident that is the majority part of it! 

    Because a ‘curvy’ woman who ranked ‘intelligent’ in their test who perhaps took on a new lifestyle path, lost a bunch of weight and then re-took the test wouldn’t then perform worse on the test would she?

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on November 11, 2009 at 1216 hrs


  7. Curvy does not mean fat.  Note they are referring to the hip to waist ratio.  An overweight woman will have a low ratio just as would and underweight woman. The high hip to waist ratio has been suggested as a universal standard for beauty for years.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on November 11, 2009 at 1234 hrs


  8. Bigger hips are also better for childbearing :D

    Posted by MommaBlogger on November 11, 2009 at 1819 hrs


  9. I need a job where I can study 16,000 women.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on November 11, 2009 at 2007 hrs


  10. At last, vindication!!!!

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on November 11, 2009 at 2106 hrs


  11. Indeed, Kay.

    I loooove this post.

    Posted by Cindy on November 11, 2009 at 2252 hrs


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