Quant à des préférences personnelles, il semblerait que ce soit avant tout drivé par le culturel. https://t.co/YYJMj8q46L Mais ce qui en ressort, pour les hommes comme pour les femmes, ce que la préférence va du côté peu de masse grasse. https://t.co/CtlNywB9tT. Et je trouve https://t.co/wLBBftvZl0
The Body and the Beautiful: Health, Attractiveness and Body Composition in Men's and Women's Bodies.
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Many discussions highlight that cultural influences significantly impact ideals of attractiveness, with comments about preferences for low body fat being culturally driven. For example, references to scientific findings about the discrepancy between attractive and healthy fat levels and the mention of epidemiological evidence indicate a meaningful engagement with the research, while some comments critique anecdotal opinions, reflecting the ongoing debate about societal beauty standards versus scientific health facts.
Most discussions acknowledge that cultural influences shape beauty standards and recognize the scientific findings about preferred body fat levels being below healthy ranges.
Participants show moderate interest, engaging with both the scientific details and cultural aspects, indicating a curiosity about how perceptions of attractiveness relate to health and societal norms.
Comments reflect a thoughtful engagement, with references to research, comparisons to epidemiological evidence, and personal opinions, suggesting a willingness to analyze and debate the topic deeply.
The discussions seem to influence perceptions, emphasizing that cultural ideals may distort what is healthy, which could potentially impact attitudes towards body image and health choices.
Abstract in brief
- The study explores how perceptions of attractiveness and health relate to body composition, finding that women tend to prefer lower fat levels than what is physiologically healthy, while men’s ideal body composition aligns more closely with healthy ranges.
- Participants manipulated images to optimize perceived health and attractiveness, revealing that attractiveness preferences often deviate from actual healthy body parameters, especially for women.
- The findings suggest that cultural or internalized body standards may influence perceptions of attractiveness beyond just physiological health, indicating a complex relationship between health, beauty ideals, and societal influences.]
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Most liked on X and Bluesky"The most attractive apparent fat mass for female bodies was significantly lower than the healthiest appearing fat mass (and was lower than the physiologically healthy range), with no significant difference for muscle mass." https://t.co/Q6Eo666uuB
The congruent with epidemiological evidence bit at the end is important. You could say "hem hem this is stated but the cavemind is tracking the correlates of true fertility" but in reality no,BMI that low correlates with things like amenorrhea, for example https://t.co/VSnRYTOwOo https://t.co/4uftO4LbDW
@cocainavegana si es que ya no las famosas, lo que parece que gusta más como ideal de belleza es IMC tan bajo que es insano y da amenorrea entre otras cosas lol https://t.co/jFkq1dlBpA
RT @GeekNfit: Quant à des préférences personnelles, il semblerait que ce soit avant tout drivé par le culturel. https://t.co/YYJMj8q46L M…
@RobbieJ377 @BillyM2k Women preferred men closer to 13% body fat, which tends to be healthier and more sustainable for most guys. This aligns with our previous survey results and the overall body of research (study). https://t.co/pK2qphltag Very anecdotal what you are referring to. I will
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RT @GeekNfit: Quant à des préférences personnelles, il semblerait que ce soit avant tout drivé par le culturel. https://t.co/YYJMj8q46L M…
RT @GeekNfit: Quant à des préférences personnelles, il semblerait que ce soit avant tout drivé par le culturel. https://t.co/YYJMj8q46L M…
RT @GeekNfit: Quant à des préférences personnelles, il semblerait que ce soit avant tout drivé par le culturel. https://t.co/YYJMj8q46L M…
RT @GeekNfit: Quant à des préférences personnelles, il semblerait que ce soit avant tout drivé par le culturel. https://t.co/YYJMj8q46L M…
Quant à des préférences personnelles, il semblerait que ce soit avant tout drivé par le culturel. https://t.co/YYJMj8q46L Mais ce qui en ressort, pour les hommes comme pour les femmes, ce que la préférence va du côté peu de masse grasse. https://t.co/CtlNywB9tT. Et je trouve https://t.co/wLBBftvZl0
@Rothmus Let’s look at the science and not a single woman’s anecdotal journalism… Title: The Body and the Beautiful: Health, Attractiveness and Body Composition in Men’s and Women’s Bodies (Brierley et al., PLOS ONE, 2016)
"The most attractive apparent fat mass for female bodies was significantly lower than the healthiest appearing fat mass (and was lower than the physiologically healthy range), with no significant difference for muscle mass." https://t.co/Q6Eo666uuB
@BillyM2k Women preferred men closer to 13% body fat, which tends to be healthier and more sustainable for most guys. This aligns with our previous survey results and the overall body of research (study). https://t.co/pK2qphltag
@RobbieJ377 @BillyM2k Women preferred men closer to 13% body fat, which tends to be healthier and more sustainable for most guys. This aligns with our previous survey results and the overall body of research (study). https://t.co/pK2qphltag Very anecdotal what you are referring to. I will
The congruent with epidemiological evidence bit at the end is important. You could say "hem hem this is stated but the cavemind is tracking the correlates of true fertility" but in reality no,BMI that low correlates with things like amenorrhea, for example https://t.co/VSnRYTOwOo https://t.co/4uftO4LbDW
@cocainavegana si es que ya no las famosas, lo que parece que gusta más como ideal de belleza es IMC tan bajo que es insano y da amenorrea entre otras cosas lol https://t.co/jFkq1dlBpA