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The Following is an article in an Australian Ladies COSMOPOLITAN Magazine,
"If you prefer slim guys to more macho “me Tarzan, you Jane” brawn, you’re not alone. A new study has found women are attracted to thinner men and it’s not because they look more dapper in suits. It harks back to evolution.
The study by the University of Pretoria in South Africa found gals love a slim lad because a lean body is consistently linked to general health and a good immune system. In other words, you’re attracted to his good health, which you want him to pass onto your babies. Pretty primal, right?
Previously, it was thought women just preferred macho features, regardless of weight, because it was a sign potential beaus had high levels of testosterone and therefore a strong immune response. While they were right about females loving a powerful immune system, they've now proven women take their cues from a guy’s body weight, not how much iron he is pumping. Who would have thought that being able to fight off a flu is so sexy?!
To test their theory researchers took snaps of 69 Caucasian males in their undies, measuring their fat, immune response and testosterone levels. Around 65 percent were healthy weight, four percent were underweight and 30.4 percent were overweight or obese. Next, they showed the photos to 29 Latvian women who were in the most fertile part of their cycle, and therefore had hormones urging them to make babies. And you guessed it, the lean, Ryan Gosling-type men won hands down. Women were more drawn to the guys with lower levels of body fat.
While most women won’t kick Channing Tatum out of bed, the study shows that in a love triangle, bet on the lean lad."
Interested to hear what you all think about it?
"If you prefer slim guys to more macho “me Tarzan, you Jane” brawn, you’re not alone. A new study has found women are attracted to thinner men and it’s not because they look more dapper in suits. It harks back to evolution.
The study by the University of Pretoria in South Africa found gals love a slim lad because a lean body is consistently linked to general health and a good immune system. In other words, you’re attracted to his good health, which you want him to pass onto your babies. Pretty primal, right?
Previously, it was thought women just preferred macho features, regardless of weight, because it was a sign potential beaus had high levels of testosterone and therefore a strong immune response. While they were right about females loving a powerful immune system, they've now proven women take their cues from a guy’s body weight, not how much iron he is pumping. Who would have thought that being able to fight off a flu is so sexy?!
To test their theory researchers took snaps of 69 Caucasian males in their undies, measuring their fat, immune response and testosterone levels. Around 65 percent were healthy weight, four percent were underweight and 30.4 percent were overweight or obese. Next, they showed the photos to 29 Latvian women who were in the most fertile part of their cycle, and therefore had hormones urging them to make babies. And you guessed it, the lean, Ryan Gosling-type men won hands down. Women were more drawn to the guys with lower levels of body fat.
While most women won’t kick Channing Tatum out of bed, the study shows that in a love triangle, bet on the lean lad."
Interested to hear what you all think about it?
