SEE. SEE. I KNEW THERE WAS A REASON.
Women with an hour-glass figure have brains to go with their curves, scientists claim.
Going in at the waist is said to be a sign of intelligence which leads to brighter children, too.
Women such as Nigella Lawson with a big difference between their waist and hip measurements scored significantly better in tests than those with leaner, straighter frames.
Researchers concluded that it was not necessary for a woman to be skinny -- what mattered was that her waist should be smaller than her hips. A ratio of 3:5 was found to be ideal.
The study, by the Universities of Pittsburgh and California, involved 16,000 women and girls.
According to the scientists, the results are no mere quirk of nature. They claim that the fat around curvy hips and thighs holds higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids which are essential for the growth of the brain during pregnancy.
The fat which collects around the waist, however, is more likely to contain omega-6 fatty acids, which are less suited to brain growth.
Reporting in the journal Evolution and Human Behaviour, the researchers found that the children of curvy mothers are more likely to do well in cognitive tests than others
36B-23-34, bitches.
Going in at the waist is said to be a sign of intelligence which leads to brighter children, too.
Women such as Nigella Lawson with a big difference between their waist and hip measurements scored significantly better in tests than those with leaner, straighter frames.
Researchers concluded that it was not necessary for a woman to be skinny -- what mattered was that her waist should be smaller than her hips. A ratio of 3:5 was found to be ideal.
The study, by the Universities of Pittsburgh and California, involved 16,000 women and girls.
According to the scientists, the results are no mere quirk of nature. They claim that the fat around curvy hips and thighs holds higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids which are essential for the growth of the brain during pregnancy.
The fat which collects around the waist, however, is more likely to contain omega-6 fatty acids, which are less suited to brain growth.
Reporting in the journal Evolution and Human Behaviour, the researchers found that the children of curvy mothers are more likely to do well in cognitive tests than others
36B-23-34, bitches.