Preferred Women’s Waist-to-Hip Ratio Variation over the Last 2,500 Years

Bovet, Jeanne; Raymond, Michel

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0123284

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“…However this changed in time, and in the modern Turkish society, beauty ideals demand women to be slim. Similarly, it has been shown that ideal waist-to-hip ratio of women has changed over time in western societies from 500 BC to today (Bovet & Raymond, 2015).…”

Section: Beauty Standardsmentioning

confidence: 95%

The impact of teen magazines on adolescent girls in North Cyprus

Aybay

Kara

2018

soc behav pers

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This empirical study aims to investigate the image of beauty standards constructed by the Turkish teen magazines and its relation with the beauty understanding of Turkish Cypriot teenagers. Other issues investigated are the consumption behavior of teenagers who read teen magazines and the body satisfaction of teenage girls. This study employs three different methodologies. Firstly, a content analysis covering 12 issues each spanning 4 years is performed on two popular Turkish teen magazines, Hey Girl and Cosmo Girl, read by Turkish Cypriot girls. Then a questionnaire is applied to 156 girls, for investigating how teen magazines affect the beauty understanding, various behaviors and value judgments of teenage girls. The questionnaire includes a body satisfaction inventory section. Finally, a focus group study is performed with six different groups of girls aged 12-17 years discussing with them their beauty standards, body satisfaction, consumption habits and magazine reading habits. The findings indicate that the ideal beauty concept of Turkish Cypriot girls is very similar to the ideal Western beauty and teen magazines contribute to this as well as other sources of media. Teen magazines are also affecting the consumption behavior of girls. Girls read magazines to get rid of their worries and to get information on fashion and beauty trends and products. Girls show signs of body dissatisfaction especially with regards to their weight.

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Section: Beauty Standardsmentioning

confidence: 95%

The impact of teen magazines on adolescent girls in North Cyprus

Aybay

Kara

2018

soc behav pers

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“…A preponderance of literature explores of the use of WHR as a trait for mate selection . Singh argues that WHR is a reliable indicator of female attractiveness, health and reproductive capacity and is thus an adaptive explanation for mate preference.…”

Section: Body Image Ideals Mating Choices and Genetic Predispositionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…higher levels of 17‐β‐oestradiol and progesterone, possibly leading to increased probability of conception . Data suggest that narrow waists were consistently considered beautiful in Western and non‐Western populations alike , with ideal WHR in Western females centring around the normal fertile range over the last 2,500 years . However, variation in WHR preference among non‐industrialized populations, such as the Matsigenka peoples of Peru , the Shiwiar of the Ecuadorian Amazon and Hadza of Tanzania , has also been observed.…”

Section: Body Image Ideals Mating Choices and Genetic Predispositionmentioning

confidence: 99%

On the origin of obesity: identifying the biological, environmental and cultural drivers of genetic risk among human populations

et al. 2017

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Genetic predisposition to obesity presents a paradox: how do genetic variants with a detrimental impact on human health persist through evolutionary time? Numerous hypotheses, such as the thrifty genotype hypothesis, attempt to explain this phenomenon yet fail to provide a justification for the modern obesity epidemic. In this critical review, we appraise existing theories explaining the evolutionary origins of obesity and explore novel biological and sociocultural agents of evolutionary change to help explain the modern-day distribution of obesity-predisposing variants. Genetic drift, acting as a form of 'blind justice,' may randomly affect allele frequencies across generations while gene pleiotropy and adaptations to diverse environments may explain the rise and subsequent selection of obesity risk alleles. As an adaptive response, epigenetic regulation of gene expression may impact the manifestation of genetic predisposition to obesity. Finally, exposure to malnutrition and disease epidemics in the wake of oppressive social systems, culturally mediated notions of attractiveness and desirability, and diverse mating systems may play a role in shaping the human genome. As an important first step towards the identification of important drivers of obesity gene evolution, this review may inform empirical research focused on testing evolutionary theories by way of population genetics and mathematical modelling.

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“…Analysis of media depictions of female torsos suggest an ideal WHR of 0.75 in antiquity. 11 Over the last 2 centuries, the ideal WHR has decreased to approximately 0.7. 11 However, there is now a greater variance in depiction of WHR, though it is unclear whether this stems from decreasing waist circumferences or rising popularity in hip- and buttock-augmentation procedures.…”

Section: Standards In Lipoabdominoplastymentioning

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Standards and Trends in Lipoabdominoplasty

O’Kelly¹,

Nguyen²,

Gibstein³

et al. 2020

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open

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Background: Lipoabdominoplasty has evolved over the last 6 decades through contributions from numerous luminaries in plastic and reconstructive surgery. Methods: The authors review historical perspective and provide a contemporary examination of trends in lipoabdominoplasty. Results: In 1967, Pitanguy popularized abdominoplasty (without liposuction) as a technique for augmenting ventral hernias repairs and subsequently for aesthetic improvement of the abdomen. After the introduction of suction assisted lipectomy by Illouz in 1983, abdominoplasty became a central tool in a diverse armamentarium of anterior and lateral abdominal wall contouring procedures. Liposuction was initially utilized with mini-abdominoplasty in order to improve contour. Subsequently, Matarasso advanced the safe combination of liposuction with full abdominoplasty. Additionally, he systematized the variety of cutaneous undermining, excision, and liposuction procedures utilized in abdominal contouring as indicated by the degree of skin laxity and musculofascial diastasis. Lockwood advocated high lateral tension closure of the superficial fascial system of the abdomen to improve the contour of the hips and flanks. Saldanha advanced selective undermining and anterior abdominal wall perforator preservation to minimize wound healing and seroma complications associated with lipoabdominoplasty procedures. Conclusion: In abdominal contour surgery, surgeons can rely on classic techniques and algorithms that have withstood the test of time while modifying their approaches with advances backed by compelling and rigorously obtained evidence.

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Preferred Women’s Waist-to-Hip Ratio Variation over the Last 2,500 Years

Cited by 26 publications

References 47 publications

The impact of teen magazines on adolescent girls in North Cyprus

The impact of teen magazines on adolescent girls in North Cyprus

On the origin of obesity: identifying the biological, environmental and cultural drivers of genetic risk among human populations

Standards and Trends in Lipoabdominoplasty

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