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 Behaviour.
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
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.culled
*eye-ing my hips*.LMAO!
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ReplyDeleteShattap there! Who send u? Imbe!
DeleteBtw , researchers are known to cook up stories , "research findings" when they've been idle for a while.
Okporoko stop hating.
DeleteLol @ okporoko ! Can't remember when I last heard that
DeleteYellow Imbecile, I'm not skinny. You definitely don't have a high IQ.
Delete@sophiesleek: post your picture lets see the froglike looking image of you. Ode ni were.
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If this is true,Africa Should b better than other continents cos we have loads of curvy women!
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ReplyDeleteNow watch all the fat cows make dumb comments about been slim. Please this is not an excuse to cosume a great deal of food, like there is no tomorrow. It is just some study, there are a lot of slim women with intellegent kids. This survey most have by pass nigeria, lawd knows we have elephants who give birth to kidnappers, uneducated politicians, runz girls, 419ers, cultists, theives, untrained police etc. And i rest my case.
ReplyDeleteThe post reads 'CURVY' women NOT obese or over weight women! Don't be quick to throw jabs at people struggling with their weight. Stay positive and u'll find happiness cos u seem so troubled.
DeleteThe post reads 'CURVY' women NOT obese or over weight women! Don't be quick to throw jabs at people struggling with their weight. Stay positive and u'll find happiness cos u seem so troubled.
DeleteDey said curvy nt fat.....so b4 u str8 ppl start hatin....fat nd curvy are to diffrnt tins......
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ReplyDeleteDis kin study wicked ooo,
Hehehehe
No hope for figure 1/ plank shape
And figure 9/ umbrella shape (I get example fo dis 1 oo, but I no go mention).
Contrary to dis study, most naija men feel, d curvier u are d dumber it gets. Even we wmen give men dat impressn, dat we ar oly gud fo sex.
OKAYYYYYYY
ReplyDeleteHmnnnn....Issokay! I sha know that ladies that are as straight as yellow ruler are also brilliant too and give birth to genius as well o!
ReplyDeleteThis kain research sef! Dem wan take am spoil market for pencil type of women? Make dem park well jor! Lol
*le preen* I got it!!! Tho I didn't read the epistle. Lol first to comment bt the way.
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Delete1st fire!
Let's pray and fast dat Eniola Fatmus, Adaora Ukoh and d fat lots don't get 2 read dis post!!
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed!!!
Billie jean
U are retarded
DeleteI forgot to laugh cos this is mean not funny!
DeleteI doubt this research much.
ReplyDeleteHave a very curvy maternal Aunt that have the dumbest kids of the entire lineage!
Intelligence is genetic and not all these!
LMAO! U people are so funny on this blog o, I don't know about SDK being the best blogger, but I know you've got the best Visitor's on ur blog, Stella me sef is eyeing my hips here, I like what I'm seeing #okbye b4 one hatur will come and call me Ode, me I don't have energy to call person Okporoko o, hehehehe
DeleteROTFLMAO @ Queen Bee's comment!
DeleteYeah ! I totally agree , aunty sterra has the best commenters and matured readers ! Its so refreshing to read comments frm educated people compared to madam i earn '8million' a month's blog filled with retards and senseless comments ! Thanks stella keep on the good work! God bless
DeleteRotflmao.... What about thos women that bought curves? Jes saying
ReplyDeletedid they also say that most robust women are likely to give birth via CS, that they usually have big kids which cant come naturally?? The fat assed woman might just might have bright children going by this research cos such fat assed women are pure housewives who feed soley on their husbands money, quite clueless and have no other work than teach their kids at home...
ReplyDeleteFallacy of the highest degree. Absolutely not true...CAREERSPACE
ReplyDeleteIf y'all believe that, then y'all would believe anything!
ReplyDeleteHow do u Xplain a fAt bitch ,sitting down on a lil stool, taking soup directly from the pot with her bare fat hands and licking it off her hands, never stopping till she sees the bottom of the pot?
Is that singular act a microcosm of the behaviour of ppl with high IQ?
Wat shape are u? Cos ur body dey hot ooo!
DeleteI'm a head-turner, nuff said.
DeleteI believe d post says curvy not fa women......cool ur temper,the fact that ur bum is flat like chaalkboard and that u hv Figure 11 shldnt blind u from seing the difference between curvy and fat. There are curvy slim women
DeleteMadam head turner - #RME, u need to get rid of that nasty attitude cos those people didn't create themselves!
DeleteThat girl you be real olodo! Curvy women!!!!! Not fat! Haba are you retarded or something!
DeleteDon't Fat women, home and abroad refer to themselves as curvy??? Ur stupidity knows no bounds!
DeleteFat chicks consoling themselves. If the heart attack, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and over eating doesnt kill you first. I wonder why all the CEO women are slim. uh huh. Rubbish study. Who even gave grant for this mumu study sef. I want to study how my hair grows. mtscheew
ReplyDeleteNdi okereke onyuike is slim Shebi? Okonjo Iweala is Slim shebi? Cecilia Ibru is slim shebi? Patience Jonathan is Slim shebi? Even Oprah is very slim shebi???
DeleteEniola Badmus, the Ibru sisters and the rest, must be smilling while reading this. I think this is a kind of consolation.
ReplyDeleteThe above mentioned are fat not curvy....the research says those whose waist is slimmer than their hips
DeleteThis is so not true, how come white women have the most intelligent kids? we all know that white women aint that curry...plus i know 1 million curvy women that have the dumbest kids ever.
ReplyDelete*that_Edo_babe!
Hi slave!
Deleteall the Yoruba FAT women..dont console urselves ds ds oo
ReplyDelete@Toolz of life
@Omotola
@Eniola Badmus
#Na SHIT FULL THEIR YANSH OO#
FIRST TO COMMENT,,,BY THE WAY
SO PROUD.
Ako si bero omo , abii pabe omo langidi.
DeleteOmo lasan ikeji aja
DeleteOmo iranu, alainironu, oponu!
Deletehahahaha....
DeleteSee Painment
I dont even understand Yoruba....I had to call my Yoruba frnds to come and read it themselves
Hahahahaha
Shame on Youuuuuuuuuu
You have Yoruba friends?Really?!
DeleteFirstly,ur blogger name is dumb (˘̯˘ )!
Secondly,ure tribalistic and that makes me not regard your opinion!
So grow up for your sake!
Its a blatant lie, common we all know the truth. AMY BABE
ReplyDeleteStella that's a lie o, I am straight like ruler and my neighbour is curvy. Her child is very dumb ooo, and to the glory of God mine is among the smartest in her class. #CaseClosed#
ReplyDeleteEhwwww! Look at d way u are dissing children for crying out loud. Reminds me of desperate housewives! #SMH
DeleteWetin dis 1 wan tich pikin so.
Which children did I Diss madam? Which part in desperate housewives does it remind u of? So I can get ur point. Where's the Diss Here now?
DeleteUr reply confirms d research. My dear, dis time read ur post slowly n den understnd how u compared ur neibo's child to urs.
DeleteI just hope to God u don't say dese tins in d presence of ur child. Creating unnecessay envy among kids.
Seriosly som intendin parents nid to pass xams b4 being permitted to av babies.
Oh yea! Didn't u read where I wrote 'to the glory of God' or u don't understand what that means? smh. This time, read my post slowly and understand I'm just making a point regarding the topic on ground and not comparing my kid with anoda. I doubt if u are the anon that replied my first post, cos I bet u don't know what she means by 'desperate housewives' hence ur saying 'my reply confirms the research'. Note: ain't replying anymore.
DeleteNd u so dumb!!
ReplyDeletelol @ eniola fatmus
ReplyDeleteY'all must be from fat mothers because you appear not to get the whole point of the article. There is a difference between curvy and fat. Curvy women=intelligent kids. Fat women= Less intelligent kids. Straight women= less intelligent kids. Curvy by the way means the natural version of Nicki Minaj's waist. Thank me later o jare.
ReplyDeleteChoi, I no get big hips
ReplyDeleteAlabajo! No wonder o! Na only curvy women my P*##k dey dance skelewu for....ehya...Thanks Jah im on d better side sha....lmao
ReplyDeleteTeamcurvY#........haters kill urself!!....
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Curvy chicks all d way hum I knw I fall into d category (c) wil keep it up!!
ReplyDeletemany nigerian women think that been fat is curvy, so many commentors will now start claiming the are curvy. The last time i was in lagos, many women's waist/stomach was as big as their breasts, and they were not curvy. They were F. A.T. so all of you thinking you fall into this catergory, because in your simple minds you are curvy. NOT!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteA lot of people do not want to accept the fact that there is a big difference between being thick and curvy, obese and fat.
ReplyDeleteIf you are fat and obese, no problem but stop using that reverse psychology of screaming about how big bold and beautiful you are, or about how real men like meat. Sharrap and work on yourself. Your health is at risk here.
Nothing sexy or healthy about being fat.
That being said. I do not agree with this research.
Okbye!!
Thank you stella, I know say some lepacious skinny women wont agree with your post sha...
ReplyDeleteTo all the curvy women on ds blog we rock!!!! :)
Hmm! Some people still need to go back to sch,cos the post said curvy women and not fat women. Those whose hips are biggest than there waist and not those whose waist are same size or bigger than their waist. Beyonce is curvy,jlo is curvy,Nicky minaj is curvy,ebube nwagbo is curvy. There are many slim girls who are curvy BT OmoT,Eniola n tools aren't curvy book #sippingalomobitters
ReplyDeleteStella abeg publish something about how to increase butt size for us skinny girls. my yansh flat pass fry pan, it's a source of worry. God bless.
ReplyDeleteLol, we are on the same page dear. Stella, we are waiting.
DeleteStella i just LOVE your blog! !!!!!!! I cant scream it loud enough mehn!!!!!!
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