Women with big bums give birth to smarter babies

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Women with big bums give birth to smarter children
Evan Bartlett | 20th Jan 2015 8:06 AM
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THE development of a baby's brain relies on the supplies of fat held in its mothers thighs and buttocks, according to science.

Professors William Lassek and Steven Gaulin from the University of Pittsburgh have been studying bottoms and believe their findings could explain why women are traditionally curvier than their male counterparts.

In an interview with the Sunday Times, Prof Lassek explains that fats in these areas are utilised particularly during breastfeeding and may affect intelligence.

Prof Lassek said:

You need lots of fat to make a nervous system and the fats in these areas are also enriched in DHA [docosahexaenoic acid] which is a particularly important component in the human brain.
It looks as if women have evolved to accumulate these fats and hold on to them - until a baby arrives.
Prof Lassek points out that in most mammals, levels of fat in the body are around 5-10 per cent, but in women this number rises to 30 per cent - around the same as a "bear going into hibernation" or "whales living in cold Arctic seas".

He first published his findings in a study in 2007 and has since written a book called Why Women Need Fat.

David Bainbridge, a professor at Cambridge University, has backed up these findings in his new book Curvology: The Origins and Power of Female Body Shape.

He says that this phenomena has also affected the type of women that men have evolved to be attracted to - those with curvier hips are likely to give birth to healthier and more intelligent babies - although he does also admit other factors come into it.



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6 OF 6 COMMENTSJOIN THE DISCUSSIONBaywatch - Calliope 9 hours ago1 reply

If this is true Gladstone should have the highest rates of genius children in all of Australia, no shortage of fat mothers here.
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yamostlyidiots - Rockhampton City 7 hours ago

I think they meant healthy levels of fat .... not morbidly obese .... you cant discount the value of intelligence in the equation .... a stupid parent teaches stupid things, which tends to result in stupid children .... that's not a guarantee, and many geniuses come from families that don't suit them .... but they always wonder if they were adopted ....
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SuperiorIntellect - Q Supercentre 9 hours ago2 replies

So Kim Kardashian is going to produce the smartest chlidren ever? Lol
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AnotherInfidel - Yeppoon 8 hours ago

With the size of her behind the kid would have to be a genius for sure
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FranD - Australia 7 hours ago

Really? Then my kids should have been part of mensa before they were out of nappies.
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killerjools - Sippy Downs 7 hours ago

Except KK is married to Kanye West. So that shoots this theory to hell.
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[Ctwentysevenj]

With the size of her bum, she could produce geniuses!

[Moonbird]

With the size of her bum, she could produce geniuses!

She'll need to have something between the ears as well...

[Stimpy]

It doesn't seem to correlate very well.

Most East-Asian women have small butts. Most African women have big butts. Draw your own conclusions.

[Also]

Rushton used to say something along those lines.

[Smaug]

"Fat bottomed girls you make the rockin' world go round".

[Harkonnen]

She'll need to have something between the ears as well...

Captain obvious.

It doesn't seem to correlate very well.

Most East-Asian women have small butts. Most African women have big butts. Draw your own conclusions.

I think this could be checked doing research intra-East Asia, intra-Africa etc. Ie if bigger butted East Asian ladies should have smarter kids, than their smaller counterparts.

Interesting that the article mentioned curvier hips, as curvier hips do not necessarily correlate with big bum. There be plenty broadhipped women with flat bottoms you know. Actually African women despite their lordosis do not have that wide hips.

Also another thing to consider. I'd think most women are able to increase their butt size considerably by eating, so maybe this is really more of a dietary issue. During pregnancy and breast feeding women should eat for two

[Moonbird]

Also another thing to consider. I'd think most women are able to increase their butt size considerably by eating, so maybe this is really more of a dietary issue.

Even when a fat East Asian woman (or other women with the same kind of body shape) gets a very big belly, the hips and/or bum remain quite small compared to the rest of her body. The body structure determines where the fat ends up.

[dude]

I call bullshit. If this was true then all niggas would be geniuses.

[zhaoyun]

I'm more amazed by the fact that researchers actually put in effort to create such garbage.