RE: Do Hungry Guys Prefer Heftier Gals?

[Guest guest]

, I have always been the type to give all girls my full attention. I

learned early on not to trust the outside, and to search deep within women

before deciding before deciding if the relationship was going to work or

not. Many of my girlfriends have been MO. To me the attraction is within,

and that usually helps me to see them as truly beautiful people.

(((((hugs))))) Len

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Subject: Do Hungry Guys Prefer Heftier Gals?

Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 12:45:16 -0500

Do Hungry Guys Prefer Heftier Gals?

Study suggests men's tastes change before, after meals

By E.J. Mundell

HealthDay Reporter

FRIDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- The way to a man's heart really might

be through his stomach.

According to a new study, men tend to desire slightly larger women when

they are hungry, but their tastes turn to more svelte types when their

tummies are full.

Economic woes may work to exert similar pressures on male desire, the

researchers added. They found men's attraction for heftier women rising

as their wallets got thinner.

While the psychology behind the phenomenon remains unclear, " it could be

that when men are hungry they seek out signals of lushness or opulence

-- and heaviness in the female might be such a signal, " said study

co-researcher Dr. Leif D. , an associate professor of psychology

at New York University's Stern School of Business.

The findings appear in the February issue of Psychological Science.

Associations between economic and/or dietary want and ideals of female

beauty are not new. pointed out that, since the late 1970s,

" experts have noticed consistent patterns: In wealthy cultures, thin

women are preferred, and in poorer cultures, heavier women are preferred. "

" In fact, even within the United States, in poorer subgroups, there's a

heavier female ideal than in wealthier groups, " he said.

However, up until now there has not been much research into the role of

the individual male in this larger cultural phenomenon. and

co-researcher Dr. Evan on, a psychologist at Stanford University,

hypothesized that the availability -- or scarcity -- of resources such

as money or food in rich vs. poor countries might bias males toward

either thinner or heavier women.

They devised a simple means of testing out that theory on a population

of college students.

" We wanted to find samples of hungry and non-hungry men, " said,

" and the easiest way I could think of to do that was to stake out dining

halls and sample men right before they entered -- when they were

presumably most hungry -- or right after dinner, when presumably they

are most full. "

As hundreds of men and women entered or exited these campus cafeterias

during the height of the lunch hour, 's team had them fill out

brief questionnaires as to their " ideal mate, " with weight buried among

other questions such as hair color or height.

Men who filled out the questionnaire just before they entered the hall

described their ideal woman as three or four pounds heavier, on average,

than men interviewed as they exited the cafeteria after a full meal.

" The effect -- a three- or four-pound difference -- is obviously much

more modest than the size of these differences across cultures, "

said. " Nevertheless, it was consistent. "

Similar trends emerged when it came to men's sense of their own

financial security. In another experiment, the researchers subtly

manipulated men so that they felt either relatively wealthy or poor,

using a simple technique.

" First, we asked men to report how much money they had in their bank

account right now, " said. " With some of the men, we had them

report using a scale that went from zero dollars up to $500; obviously

most men placed near the top, so they felt relatively wealthy at that

moment. When we asked other men, however, we used a scale going from

zero to $500,000 -- most fell at the bottom end of this scale, so they

ended up feeling poor. "

Each of the men was then asked to describe the " perfect woman, "

including her ideal weight.

" Men who completed the scale that made them feel poorer preferred

heavier women, compared to men who completed the other scale, that made

them feel wealthy, " said.

The difference between an ideal female weight between the two groups was

about three or four pounds, similar to the results of the hunger study.

" Previous research falls right in line with what this study is

suggesting, " said Terry F. Pettijohn, an expert in the psychology of

sexual attraction at Mercyhurst University, in Erie, Pa.

Pettijohn was co-author of a much-publicized 2003 study that found the

body measurements of Playboy Playmates of the Year changed with ups and

downs in the U.S. economy.

" It seems that, when we feel certain types of environmental trends --

whether it be lack of food or resources such as money -- it can change

our perception of what we'd find attractive, " he said.

said no one is quite sure why increased female body weight might

be more desirable to men when they feel hungry or poor. In evolutionary

terms, plumper bodies may simply signal abundance.

" It could mean stability, status, " he said. " We just don't know. "

But he stressed that, so far at least, no such findings have emerged in

terms of women's preferences when it comes to men.

" There was a very slight tendency for hungry women to prefer taller

men, " he said, " but it was a very weak finding. "

More information

For more on the psychology of sexual attraction and behavior, visit the

Kinsey Institute.

Copyright © 2002 ScoutNews, LLC. All rights reserved.

SOURCES: Leif D. , Ph.D., Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New

York University, New York; Terry F. Pettijohn II, Ph.D., assistant

professor, psychology, Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pa.; February 2005

Psychological Science

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[Guest guest]

ROFLOL!

Explains why my hungry, broke boyfriend became my hungry, broke

husband.

Toi

> Do Hungry Guys Prefer Heftier Gals?

> Study suggests men's tastes change before, after meals

>

> By E.J. Mundell

> HealthDay Reporter

>

> FRIDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- The way to a man's heart really

might

> be through his stomach.

>

> According to a new study, men tend to desire slightly larger women

when

> they are hungry, but their tastes turn to more svelte types when

their

> tummies are full.

>

> Economic woes may work to exert similar pressures on male desire,

the

> researchers added. They found men's attraction for heftier women

rising

> as their wallets got thinner.

>

[Guest guest]

OMG...I am soooooooooooo laughing my ass off right now it's not even

funny!

I can't believe that someone PAID someone to do a study on this!!!!

How about poorer men want a fat girl for HEAT?! Oh goodness me!

> Do Hungry Guys Prefer Heftier Gals?

> Study suggests men's tastes change before, after meals

>

> By E.J. Mundell

> HealthDay Reporter

>

> FRIDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- The way to a man's heart really

might be through his stomach.

>

> According to a new study, men tend to desire slightly larger women

when they are hungry, but their tastes turn to more svelte types when

their tummies are full.

>

> Economic woes may work to exert similar pressures on male desire,

the researchers added. They found men's attraction for heftier women

rising as their wallets got thinner.

>

> While the psychology behind the phenomenon remains unclear, " it

could be that when men are hungry they seek out signals of lushness or

opulence-- and heaviness in the female might be such a signal, " said

study co-researcher Dr. Leif D. , an associate professor of

psychology at New York University's Stern School of Business.

>

> The findings appear in the February issue of Psychological Science.

>

> Associations between economic and/or dietary want and ideals of

female beauty are not new. pointed out that, since the late

1970s, " experts have noticed consistent patterns: In wealthy cultures,

thin women are preferred, and in poorer cultures, heavier women are

preferred. "

>

> " In fact, even within the United States, in poorer subgroups,

there's a heavier female ideal than in wealthier groups, " he said.

>

> However, up until now there has not been much research into the role

of the individual male in this larger cultural phenomenon. and

> co-researcher Dr. Evan on, a psychologist at Stanford

University, hypothesized that the availability -- or scarcity -- of

resources such as money or food in rich vs. poor countries might bias

males toward either thinner or heavier women.

>

> They devised a simple means of testing out that theory on a

population of college students.

>

> " We wanted to find samples of hungry and non-hungry men, "

said, " and the easiest way I could think of to do that was to stake

out dining halls and sample men right before they entered -- when they

were presumably most hungry -- or right after dinner, when presumably

they are most full. "

>

> As hundreds of men and women entered or exited these campus

cafeterias during the height of the lunch hour, 's team had them

fill out brief questionnaires as to their " ideal mate, " with weight

buried among other questions such as hair color or height.

>

> Men who filled out the questionnaire just before they entered the

hall described their ideal woman as three or four pounds heavier, on

average, than men interviewed as they exited the cafeteria after a

full meal.

>

> " The effect -- a three- or four-pound difference -- is obviously

much more modest than the size of these differences across cultures, "

said. " Nevertheless, it was consistent. "

>

> Similar trends emerged when it came to men's sense of their own

> financial security. In another experiment, the researchers subtly

> manipulated men so that they felt either relatively wealthy or poor,

> using a simple technique.

>

> " First, we asked men to report how much money they had in their bank

> account right now, " said. " With some of the men, we had them

> report using a scale that went from zero dollars up to $500; obviously

> most men placed near the top, so they felt relatively wealthy at that

> moment. When we asked other men, however, we used a scale going from

> zero to $500,000 -- most fell at the bottom end of this scale, so they

> ended up feeling poor. "

>

> Each of the men was then asked to describe the " perfect woman, "

> including her ideal weight.

>

> " Men who completed the scale that made them feel poorer preferred

> heavier women, compared to men who completed the other scale, that made

> them feel wealthy, " said.

>

> The difference between an ideal female weight between the two groups

was

> about three or four pounds, similar to the results of the hunger study.

>

> " Previous research falls right in line with what this study is

> suggesting, " said Terry F. Pettijohn, an expert in the psychology of

> sexual attraction at Mercyhurst University, in Erie, Pa.

>

> Pettijohn was co-author of a much-publicized 2003 study that found the

> body measurements of Playboy Playmates of the Year changed with ups and

> downs in the U.S. economy.

>

> " It seems that, when we feel certain types of environmental trends --

> whether it be lack of food or resources such as money -- it can change

> our perception of what we'd find attractive, " he said.

>

> said no one is quite sure why increased female body weight might

> be more desirable to men when they feel hungry or poor. In evolutionary

> terms, plumper bodies may simply signal abundance.

>

> " It could mean stability, status, " he said. " We just don't know. "

>

> But he stressed that, so far at least, no such findings have emerged in

> terms of women's preferences when it comes to men.

>

> " There was a very slight tendency for hungry women to prefer taller

> men, " he said, " but it was a very weak finding. "

>

> More information

>

> For more on the psychology of sexual attraction and behavior, visit the

> Kinsey Institute.

>

> Copyright © 2002 ScoutNews, LLC. All rights reserved.

> SOURCES: Leif D. , Ph.D., Leonard N. Stern School of Business,

New

> York University, New York; Terry F. Pettijohn II, Ph.D., assistant

> professor, psychology, Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pa.; February 2005

> Psychological Science

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