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Cashdan, Elizabeth A. | Waist-to-hip ratio across cultures: trade-offs between androgen- and estrogen-dependent traits | A gynoid pattern of fat distribution, with small waist and large hips (low waist-to-hip ratio, or WHR) holds significant fitness benefits for women: women with a low WHR of about 0.7 are more fecund, are less prone to chronic disease, and (in most cultures) are considered more attractive. Why, then... | Fat distribution; Gynoid pattern; Body types; Waist-to-hip ratio; WHR | 2008 |
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Cashdan, Elizabeth A. | Waist-to hip ratio across cultures: trade-offs between androgen-and estrogen-dependent traits | A gynoid pattern of fat distribution, with small waist and large hips (low waist-to-hip ratio, or WHR) holds significant fitness benefits for women: women with a low WHR of about 0.7 are more fecund, are less prone to chronic disease, and (in most cultures) are considered more attractive. Why, then... | Fertility; Optimum; Fecundity | 2008 |