Study says Curvy women beget smart kids
London: Curvy women are not only intelligent, attractive and live longer, they also give birth to intelligent children, finds a new study. Women with large hips and small waists are considered curvy and they are found to be more intelligent than those with either " apple-shaped " or linear bodies , according to the study to be published this week in the journal Evolution and Human Behaviour. It is possibly because such women have higher levels of omega3 fatty acids on their hips. Intake of Omega3 fatty acids found in some types of fish is already known to help improve cognitive health. Waist fat can also be a contributory factor in diabetes and heart disease. Thinner or linear shaped women would simply lack enough of either type of fat, scientists at the Universities of Pittsburgh and California, Santa Barbara have found . The researchers based their findings after collecting details of body measurements and scores in cognitive tests of about 16,000 women and gi...