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by Last year, OmniNerds argued over the merits of scientific research into the hip to waist ratio which resulted in the perfect "wiggle in the walk." Science, however, pushed forward anyway with a detailed analysis of leg length to total height ratios in determining attractiveness. Using a sample of silhouettes, observers selected a leg length 5% longer than the average woman. At first glance, the experiment sounds like an excuse for researchers to stare at photos of Kylie Minogue, but they quickly covered their tracks with a biological explanation for the trait's desirability: Shorter leg ratios are a signal of "a higher risk of cardiovascular disease and type II diabetes and higher levels of a body fat called triglyceride, which is linked to the clogging of the arteries, heart disease, strokes and insulin resistance in men."
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Next OmniNerd Article? by VnutZ :: NR8 :: on 13 February 2008
Maybe we need to start a study analyzing breast size against leg length? I'm curious if we could actually get a grant for something like that. It sure seems that people are able to get government funding for stuff like this. We could call it a study in identifying optimal maternal physical qualities.
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RE: Next OmniNerd Article? by NomadSoul :: NR5 :: on 13 February 2008
I think any such research should be empirical--that is, er, hands on, so to speak. Although my scientific background is limited and lies more in the area of psychology than physiology, I would still gladly devote my time to the study of several dozen college-age female volunteers in the pursuit of science. All in the name of knowledge, of course.