What's the healthiest/ most feminine body shape for women? Confused...?
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Some places say hourglass, but i don't understand that, because: 1) 60% of women are pear shaped, only about 9% are hourglasses. Women's bodies have developed into the 'pear shape' way for a reason. 2) Fat distribution relies on hormones. Estrogenic= store fat below waist, on hips, butt, legs. Androgenic (male hormone) = store on waist, back/chest, shoulders, arms. Hourglass = store weight on shoulders, arms & back; caused by the male hormone. Pear = small shoulders, arms & back, caused by estrogen telling the body to store less weight there. Lower body fat (pears storre more than hourglasses) affects child bearing, usually. Recent studies show hip/butt/thigh fat (omega 3/6/9 fat) has protective properties towards babies in the womb. Upper body fat doesn't, & hourglasses store a lot of it.... They lay down equal amounts of upper & lower body fat. Babies are carried where we have more body fat. Narrower torso and wider lower body means carrying lower, and the baby often comes out more efficiently (note it's body shape, not size). 2) Whereas breast fat is dormant in child bearing. It's the milk ducts (which estrogen causes) what do all the work. These glands (boobs) are just an upper body fat store women have, men don't. So if a woman stores upper body fat, she'll get a lot of breast fat.... Which is NOT to do with estrogen; upper body fat is sent there by androgens. Bigger boobs (more fat) have no advantage to breast feeding, infact, larger breasts tend to lead to difficulty. Small breasts don't. Beauty is signs of youth/ fertility, scientists say, as younger women are better child bearers. Large breasts drop a lot more than smaller ones after kids because of their weight, a giveaway sign your body's aged. Yet smaller boobs, stay higher, appearing more youthful/healthy. Thanks in advance.
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I think a LOT of people do prefer the pear shape but mistake it for hourglass. I often hear Beyonce and Kim Kardashian referred to as hourglass, but they are actually pear shaped. Pears can still have big boobs (for their frame), but unlike hourglasses they have the narrow shoulders and small ribcages and don't store excess fat around upper arms and back. I'm a pear shape with small-average boobs. Not saying I wouldn't mind bigger boobs, but not at the expense of having a big ribcage, broad shoulders and flabby arms and back.
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A female and a male does not have a 'healthy body shape' they may have a recommended shape or a ideal body weight, but the shape of your body as you said counts for your hormone levels but also your bone structure. I think the whole 'hour glass' shape comes from the 1950's and before when men wanted the big hips, tiny waist big boobs from the corsets, and the 'sex kittens' on the big screen
lostie_fan
obviously the healthier body shape for women is the pearshape. But you ask your question based on the assumption that we are attracted to each other simply for biological purposes. If you include the beauty standard set by society and consumerism you'll find that a lot of things influence the perception of what is a beautiful female body shape. You say beauty is 'signs of youth/fertility' - but that's not all there is to it. It's a complicated and facinating subject - there is a book called the beauty myth, but I can't remember who it's by.. have a look for it and buy it! :)
Jennifer
HOURGLASS! sEEm AS if you think not tho!
JASMEN S.
errrr i'm guessing you think your pear shaped then? :) haha i dont think any of this stuff matters
Ruby
hourglass is obv more feminine
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