摘要
《当代人类学》杂志上的一篇文章称，女性不完美的身材可能是由一些对身体有益的物质所致。
犹他大学的人类学家伊丽莎白·卡什丹认为，有些激素会让女性身材更健壮、更有竞争性、能更好地面对压力，但同时也会使臀部的脂肪重新分配到腰部。因此，如果身处某些社会和环境中的女性获取资源信息时需要面对压力，那么她们拥有经典沙漏型身材的可能性就相对较小。
Having an imperfect body may come with some substantial benefits, according to an article in Current Anthropology.
The hormones that make women physically stronger, more competitive and better able to deal with stress also tend to redistribute fat from the hips to the waist, according to Elizabeth Cashdan, an anthropologist at the University of Utah. So in societies and situations where women are under pressure to procure resources, they may be less likely to have the classic hourglass figure.
