Career Kills Women's Hour Glass Figure

By Staff

Saturday, January 10, 2009, 12:20

Blame your career if you are not able to develop the classic hour-glass figure. According to the researchers, the feminine figure made popular by Sophia Loren and Marilyn Monroe is soon fading, making way for a straight figure like that of Keira Knightley, 23, and singer Cheryl Cole, 25.

The hour-glass figure, that comprises of a thin waist, large breasts and wide hips are now replaced by the more straight up and down ones today. Experts say it is all due to the stress level experienced from career and work pressure that releases more hormones, thus, making women more stronger physically in order to deal with stress.

The shapely curvy look of Beyonce Knowles , 27, and model Lucy Pinder, 25, are soon coming to an end. According to the study waist-to-hip ratio of 0.7 – where the waist circumference is 70 percent of the hips – or lower have proved to have higher fertility and lower risk of chronic diseases.

The result of high-powered jobs have bought out figures like those of Kate Moss , 34, and Madonna , 50, with fewer curves, small breasts and practically no hips, as reported by Elizabeth Cashdan. She said: "Waist-to-hip ratio may be a useful signal to men… but whether men prefer it should depend on the degree to which they want their mates to be strong, tough, economically successful and politically competitive."

She added: "And from a woman's perspective, men's preferences are not the only thing that matters. This is about trade-offs. The human body is a compromise."

So, ladies, what is it that you want ? Fat salary or a curvy figure? Your choice.