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To: kelly4c
Here’s what I don’t get though. It has been scientifically deduced that the male human is attracted to high waist/hip ratio, etc. because that signals fertility (propensity to bear healthy children) when in fact that’s not true.

You mean low waist/hip (or high hip/waist), ie waist less than hip.

And yes it is true:

Women with high WHR (0.80 or higher) have significantly lower pregnancy rates than women with lower WHRs (0.70–0.79), independent of their BMIs [48]. Therefore, it appears that the lower pregnancy rate in women with high WHR, compared to women with low WHR, is due to a problem with embryo development and its viability. Currently, there is no information available about the incidence or frequency of spontaneous abortion and WHR.

60 posted on 12/09/2013 6:02:06 AM PST by PapaBear3625 (You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)
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To: PapaBear3625

Are those results normalized for sexual activity?
I can see a higher pregnancy rate in low WHRs due to higher propensity for sexual activity instead of the low WHR being an actual indicator of fertility.


63 posted on 12/09/2013 6:05:46 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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