Curvy Mothers Have Brainier Kids

New Scientist ^ | 11-10-2007

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Curvy mothers have brainier kids

10 November 2007

From New Scientist Print Edition.

CURVIER women may have smart children because hip fat contains polyunsaturated fatty acids critical for the development of the fetus's brain.

Using data from the US National Center for Health Statistics, William Lassek at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania and Steven Gaulin of the University of California, Santa Barbara, found a child's performance in cognition tests was linked to their mother's waist-hip ratio, a proxy for how much fat she stores on her hips.

Children whose mothers had wide hips and a low waist-hip ratio scored highest, leading Lassek and Gaulin to suggest that fetuses benefit from a rich supply of useful fatty acids (Evolution and Human Behavior, DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2007.07.005)

[Malsua]

They don’t call ‘em “birthin hips” for nuttin!

[stylin19a]

aw..these things just write themselves.

[domenad]

T & A = I.Q.

[HungarianGypsy]

Hmmm! Wonder how I apply. I always had birthing hips, but didn’t get very curvy until after a few children.

[MortMan]

Baby got back - SAT gets phat!

[yldstrk]

Bravo sierra.

[FightThePower!]

Curvy = Fat

[DeweyCA]

So how do they explain Asian kids being so much smarter, or at least getting such better grades, than Hispanics or Blacks. The latter are much curvier, but their kids, on average, don’t come close to the Asian kids. And yes I know, about the differences in study habits.

[aShepard]

I guess that Rubens had the woman equation correct!!

[T. P. Pole]

I think we need photos of the moms of geniuses to verify this.

[Texas Songwriter]

gynecoid pelvis vs anthropoid pelvis.

[Romneyfor President2008]

36+28+35 = IQ

[blackdog]

Junk in da trunk = Noggin wit coggin

[aShepard]

...... guess that Rubens had the woman equation correct!!........

What about desirous cankles? (There is no such thing as desirois cankles!!!)

[MaryFromMichigan]

Anecdotal evidence perhaps, but our kids are above average...
:)

[Popman]

CURVIER women may have smart children because hip fat contains polyunsaturated fatty acids critical for the development of the fetus's brain.

So we are to believe that polyunsaturated fatty acids is a major determining factor in having a smart kid and that "hippier" women have a higher percent of fat on their ass is the reason ?

Man' I thought Global warming was a scam

[SampleMan]

I’m confused. They start out say curvier, and end up saying fat. I’ve seen fat, and its not too curvy, more like one big curve with lumps.

[nkycincinnatikid]

My sons mom was a blonde Sophia Loren. I love the boy, but even he agrees that he is a moron.

[tophat9000]

So if I like women with major T&A I'm not shallow... I'm thinking of my future children...That my story and im sticking to it