Cross-cultural consensus for waist–hip ratio and women's attractiveness
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Date Issued
2010Subject Terms
REPRODUCTIONHORMONES
PREGNANCY
DISEASES
VETERINARY MEDICINE
EVOLUTION
FERTILITY
FITNESS
HEALTH
MATING
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Evolution and Human BehaviorVolume
31Issue
3Start page
176End page
181
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090513809000889Abstract
In women of reproductive age, a gynoid body fat distribution as measured by the size of waist–hip ratio (WHR) is a reliable indicator of their sex hormone profile, greater success in pregnancy and less risk for major diseases. According to evolutionary mate selection theory, such indicators of health and fertility should be judged as attractive….Type
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Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2009.09.001
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