Celtica Posted July 8, 2012 Posted July 8, 2012 A study in 2007 showed that women with smaller waist-to-hip ratios perform better on intelligence tests than their wasp-y counterparts. They concluded it is part and parcel with the Omega-3s that are stored in the subcutaneous fat cells of hips and thighs, whereas omega-6s are stored viscerally and essentially do nothing for the brain. Another idea (IMO) is that estrogen is synthesized the best in hips and thighs, which plays a huge factor on mental health of a female, which can affect IQ levels. (I believe when we say waist to hip ratio, we mean fat stored in hips as opposed to wide pelvic structure...) Could this be a sweeping conclusion of pop science or have you personally seen this to be true? I find that I was a lot more on top of things prior to my hips being robbed from me... So I can see how this could be true. But that is my experience. Check it out: Vital Choices Newsletter: Curvy Women and their Babies Test a Bit Smarter Another reason why men like curves - Telegraph
bentnotbroken Posted July 9, 2012 Posted July 9, 2012 Which IQ test was used K-Bit, Gamma or WAIS? If it was WAIS which version was used? Were the women who have published in recognized peer reviewed journals included in the study as well?
Author Celtica Posted July 9, 2012 Author Posted July 9, 2012 Good questions... Not too sure on those, so for now I'm reading other people's interpretations of the study since I'm not an anthropologist or scholar to be able to interpret it accurately myself. But it sounds like you know what to ask, so here is the full report: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:Lmd7-zjRTp4J:www.psych.ucsb.edu/research/cep/papers/whrlassekgaulin2008.pdf+&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgBFtQbYuDK733QUQynJx5FB4_HIzmI9LbcXpDwgk6MgZA2vjaBpkz4JCRhUsD_ppnqrIc2TiF5kfRe-Y0KCoRZ8Q-oVTE9jk6MVgAwuyRsh09V56VR8ZKouckvA8SVaVBd4P9H&sig=AHIEtbRXIrNfxFKaRwLEcRPizmmw_sb87A
Author Celtica Posted July 9, 2012 Author Posted July 9, 2012 And I could be wrong about them being IQ tests - the study simply mentions them as "cognitive tests". So, we really have no way to compare the test's scores to any average.
bentnotbroken Posted July 9, 2012 Posted July 9, 2012 Good questions... Not too sure on those, so for now I'm reading other people's interpretations of the study since I'm not an anthropologist or scholar to be able to interpret it accurately myself. But it sounds like you know what to ask, so here is the full report: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:Lmd7-zjRTp4J:www.psych.ucsb.edu/research/cep/papers/whrlassekgaulin2008.pdf+&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgBFtQbYuDK733QUQynJx5FB4_HIzmI9LbcXpDwgk6MgZA2vjaBpkz4JCRhUsD_ppnqrIc2TiF5kfRe-Y0KCoRZ8Q-oVTE9jk6MVgAwuyRsh09V56VR8ZKouckvA8SVaVBd4P9H&sig=AHIEtbRXIrNfxFKaRwLEcRPizmmw_sb87A Thanks for the link. They didn't say which test they used. They also included teens who aren't cognitively mature yet and older women who's cognitive abilities have declined due to the normal aging process. Seems I remember reading other things by Lassek.
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