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Nälkäiset miehet pitävät paksuista naisista:

According to a new study, men tend to desire slightly larger women when they are hungry, but their tastes turn to more svelte types when their tummies are full.

Economic woes may work to exert similar pressures on male desire, the researchers added. They found men's attraction for heftier women rising as their wallets got thinner.

Experts have noticed consistent patterns: In wealthy cultures, thin women are preferred, and in poorer cultures, heavier women are preferred. In fact, even within the United States, in poorer subgroups, there's a heavier female ideal than in wealthier groups.

Nelson and co-researcher Dr. Evan Morrison, a psychologist at Stanford University, hypothesized that the availability -- or scarcity -- of resources such as money or food in rich vs. poor countries might bias males toward either thinner or heavier women.

Pettijohn was co-author of a much-publicized 2003 study that found the body measurements of Playboy Playmates of the Year changed with ups and downs in the U.S. economy.

Ahaa, paksujen naisten kannattaa siis pitää miehensä nälkäisinä ja sinkkuina ollessaan juosta köyhien miesten perässä.

Selittääkö tämä tutkimus nyt sitten eri aikoina olleita kauneusihanteita painon suhteen? Mitä rikkaammiksi ja hyvinvoivemmiksi tullaan, sitä laihempia pitää naisten olla.