rmncwrtr Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Study: Curvy Women Live Longer, Give Birth to Smarter Children Monday , November 12, 2007 Real women don't just have curves, they also are smarter, live longer and give birth to smarter children, according to a new study. In the research, scientists at the University of Pittsburgh and University of California, Santa Barbara, used data from a study of 16,000 women and girls, which collected details of their body measurements and their scores in cognitive tests. The study was published in the journal of Evolution and Human Behavior. Click here to see an abstract of the study (full study available for purchase) They found that women with a greater difference between the waist and hips scored significantly higher on the tests, as did their children, according to a report in The Sunday Times Online. For study purposes, curvy women were defined as those whose waists are smaller than their hips. The researchers suggest that the fat around fuller hips and thighs holds higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids, which are essential for the growth of the brain during pregnancy. Fat around the waist, on the other hand, may have higher levels of omega-6 fatty acids, which are less suited to brain growth, the researchers said. Waist fat can also be a contributory factor in diabetes and heart disease, which is why curvy women are also believed to live longer than their straighter counter parts, research shows. Thinner or linear-shaped women lack both omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids around their waists and hips, which would be likely to boost longevity, but have little effect on intelligence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recycled Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Does this mean that we're suppose to add curvy women to the list of good Omega-3 foods to eat? Hannible Lector would be delighted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocNoggin Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 I know I love to eat them! ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 "For study purposes, curvy women were defined as those whose waists are smaller than their hips." Interesting definition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephH Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 (edited) The assumption then being that the study only included women with waists. In today's society I see fewer and fewer waists every year - it's definite a declining pool of research subjects. PS Mine is beginning to fade as we speak - ah, winter.. Edited November 28, 2007 by JosephH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Study: Curvy Women Live Longer, Give Birth to Smarter Children Monday , November 12, 2007 Real women don't just have curves, they also are smarter, live longer and give birth to smarter children, according to a new study. In the research, scientists at the University of Pittsburgh and University of California, Santa Barbara, used data from a study of 16,000 women and girls, which collected details of their body measurements and their scores in cognitive tests. The study was published in the journal of Evolution and Human Behavior. Click here to see an abstract of the study (full study available for purchase) They found that women with a greater difference between the waist and hips scored significantly higher on the tests, as did their children, according to a report in The Sunday Times Online. For study purposes, curvy women were defined as those whose waists are smaller than their hips. The researchers suggest that the fat around fuller hips and thighs holds higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids, which are essential for the growth of the brain during pregnancy. Fat around the waist, on the other hand, may have higher levels of omega-6 fatty acids, which are less suited to brain growth, the researchers said. Waist fat can also be a contributory factor in diabetes and heart disease, which is why curvy women are also believed to live longer than their straighter counter parts, research shows. Thinner or linear-shaped women lack both omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids around their waists and hips, which would be likely to boost longevity, but have little effect on intelligence. yayayyayayayy this is the best news i have read all day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minx Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 my son must be a genius and i'm going to live to be 125 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minx Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 of the IQ test or birth certificate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmncwrtr Posted November 28, 2007 Author Share Posted November 28, 2007 yayayyayayayy this is the best news i have read all day Thought you'd like it which is why I posted it :kisss: my son must be a genius and i'm going to live to be 125 Yep, Minx, my three should get full-ride academic scholarships and I'll be hitting three digits easy. When I was around twenty-six and single, one of the engineering supervisors (a man around forty) made a crack about my child-bearing hips in front of his entire group. I was so embarrassed. I had never swore at work, but I said a few choice words that day, surprising him and everyone else. The guy never spoke to me again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayB Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 "They found that women with a greater difference between the waist and hips scored significantly higher on the tests, as did their children, according to a report in The Sunday Times Online." Unstated here is that the correlations only hold if the delta is a result of the hips being larger than the waist. It'd be interesting to see what correlations you'd find for men with chests larger than their waists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericb Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 .........It'd be interesting to see what correlations you'd find for men with chests larger than their waists. Fast times up Mailbox Peak perhaps, but certainly not intelligence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JayB Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 I'd be willing to bet that not being obese has some correlation with intelligence, social status, etc. At the extreme end of the IQ scale, I think that the hip:chest ratio in males converges to about 1, or at least that's the impression that my time in various math/chemistry/physics departments would suggest. Rail-thin with a beard and glasses seems to be the ultra-high IQ phenotype. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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