Curvy Women are Smarter, and Have Smarter Kids

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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.

So, men who like curvy women: you're not shallow, you're wise -- even if you don't know it.

Also, greater beauty has been linked to better genes, so you're also being wise -- not shallow -- in choosing attractive mates.

Also, men choose to marry beautiful women so that they can have beautiful children, who will grow up and start the cycle all over again.

Part of me has always known this, but now that it's backed by science, that's just brilliant. It's proven. Now I can finally argue this case without resorting to calling myself a eugenicist.

*Goes off to spread valuable Irish-Italian heritage*

My IQ is well above average and I'm certainly not what most people would call curvy. Gimme a break.

And not all good-looking couples have good-looking children... not to be mean, but have you ever seem Bruce Willis and Demi Moore's daughter Rumer? Eek.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,310636,00.html

So, men who like curvy women: you're not shallow, you're wise -- even if you don't know it.

Also, greater beauty has been linked to better genes, so you're also being wise -- not shallow -- in choosing attractive mates.

Also, men choose to marry beautiful women so that they can have beautiful children, who will grow up and start the cycle all over again.

My IQ is well above average and I'm certainly not what most people would call curvy. Gimme a break.

And not all good-looking couples have good-looking children... not to be mean, but have you ever seem Bruce Willis and Demi Moore's daughter Rumer? Eek.

Fat bottom girls make this rockin world go round!

And not all good-looking couples have good-looking children

Wow, I should start eating a whole lot of pizza so I get a fat posterior so my bottom end is fatter than my middle parts. If I ate enough, I could be a flipping genius by this study's rationale, I could!