May 05, 2004
» Times Online - World
Levels of two hormones that are critical to fertility are consistently higher among slim women with large breasts.They may be two to three times more likely to conceive per menstrual cycle, a study has found.
This suggests that the male predilection for women with such figures has evolved as a means of choosing a mate with the greatest possible reproductive potential.
"The cultural icon of Barbie as a symbol for female beauty appears to have some biological grounding," said Grazyna Jasienska, who led the study at Jagiellonian University in Cracow, Poland.