The mystery of female beauty

J. T. Manning; R. L. Triverst; Dharminder Singh; R. Thornhill; D. W. Yu; G. H. Shepard

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The mystery of female beauty

J. T. Manning^*, R. L. Triverst, Dharminder Singh, R. Thornhill, D. W. Yu, G. H. Shepard

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Yu and Shepard1 have reported a preference for heavy women with high waist-to-hip ratios (WHR) in a culturally isolated population in southeast Peru. Their findings are interesting because a preference for low WHR is widespread in westernized populations2,3,4,5. However, we disagree with their argument that cultural invariance is necessary for an adaptionist interpretation of WHR preference.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	214-215
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature
Volume	399
Issue number	6733
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/20341
Publication status	Published - 20 May 1999
Externally published	Yes

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