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Why The 'Perfect' Body Isn't Always Perfect: How Hormones Interact With Waist-to-hip Ratios In Women
Published December 4, 2008, 2:27 pm, Science Daily
The hormones that make women physically stronger, more competitive and better able to deal with stress also tend to redistribute fat from the hips to the waist, according to one anthropologist. So in societies and situations where women are under pressure to procure resources, they may be less likely to have the classic hourglass figure.
New recommendations by scientific societies about late-onset hypogonadism
Published December 4, 2008, 6:42 am, EurekAlert!
( Elsevier ) The January issue of European Urology, the official journal of the European Association of Urology published by Elsevier, will feature new recommendations on late-onset hypogonadism (LOH), recently formulated by major scientific organizations. LOH is a clinical and biochemical syndrome associated with advancing age and characterized by typical symptoms and a deficiency in serum ...
Resourceful And Resilient Women Are Less Pear-Shaped
Published December 4, 2008, 4:14 am, Medical News Today
A study of non-western and western women's body shapes found that the "perfect" hour-glass or pear shape supposedly favoured by men where the waist to hip ratio is 0.7 or less, is rarely found among women who have to rely on their own resources, such as going out to work or to search for food, to support themselves and their families.
Best female figure not an hourglass
Published December 4, 2008, 1:53 am, China Daily
An imperfect body might be just what the doctor ordered for women and key to their economic success, an anthropologist now says.
Go figure: Waist may be key
Published December 3, 2008, 11:49 pm, Deseret Morning News
Men may fancy it and medical science considers it the best indicator of a woman's health and fertility, but the classic hourglass figure isn't necessarily suited for demands in the real world, according to new body type research conducted at the University of Utah.
Stereotypical imperfections offer health benefits when it comes to bodies
Published December 3, 2008, 9:20 pm, News-Medical-Net
Having an imperfect body may come with some substantial benefits for some women, according to a new article in the December issue of Current Anthropology.
Broccoli compound, indole-3-carbinol targets key enzyme in late-stage cancer
Published December 3, 2008, 8:20 pm, News-Medical-Net
An anti-cancer compound found in broccoli and cabbage works by lowering the activity of an enzyme associated with rapidly advancing breast cancer, according to a University of California, Berkeley, study appearing this week in the online early edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Cal Study: Broccoli "Breakthrough" Stops Cancer
Published December 3, 2008, 4:52 pm, NBC Bay Area
An anti-cancer compound found in broccoli and cabbage works by lowering the activity of an enzyme associated with rapidly advancing breast cancer, according to a UC Berkeley study.
ASK THE DOCTOR: Does polycystic ovarian syndrome raise my risk of other diseases?
Published December 3, 2008, 2:16 pm, KSDK St. Louis
ASK THE DOCTOR: Does polycystic ovarian syndrome raise my risk of other diseases?
Best Female Figure Not an Hourglass, Scientist Says
Published December 3, 2008, 11:26 am, Fox News
Anthropologist finds that high testosterone makes women tougher, more competitive -- and also puts more fat on waist.
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