Men and women at Northwest University （n=751）, Xi＇an, China were asked to judge the attractiveness of photographs of female patients who had undergone micrograft surgery to reduce their waist-to-hip ratios （WHR）....Men and women at Northwest University （n=751）, Xi＇an, China were asked to judge the attractiveness of photographs of female patients who had undergone micrograft surgery to reduce their waist-to-hip ratios （WHR）. Micrograft surgery involves harvesting adipose tissue from the waist and reshaping the buttocks to produce a low WHR and an ‘hourglass＇ female figure. This gynoid distribution of female body fat has been shown to correlate with measures of fertility and health. Significantly larger numbers of subjects, of both sexes, chose post-operative photographs, with lower WHRs, as more attractive than pre-operative photographs of the same women. Some patients had gained, and some had lost weight, post-operatively, with resultant changes in body mass index （BMI）. However, these changes in BMI were not related to judgments of attractiveness. These results show that the hourglass female figure is rated as attractive in China, and that WHR, rather than BMI, plays a crucial role in such attractiveness judgments.展开更多
Objective： To observe the therapeutic effects of multiple needling with shallow insertion tot simple obesity, and its influence on the chest, waist and hip circumferences, and lipid metabolism. Methods： 20 cases whi...Objective： To observe the therapeutic effects of multiple needling with shallow insertion tot simple obesity, and its influence on the chest, waist and hip circumferences, and lipid metabolism. Methods： 20 cases which match the criteria for diagnosis of simple obesity were treated by multiple needling with shallow insertion. Treatment was given once daily for 20 days as a total therapeutic course. Results： After 20 treatments, the body weight, waistline, and the serum total cholesterol （TC）, the fasting triglyceride （TG） and low-density lipoprotein （LDL） were significantly changed （P〈0.05）. Conclusion： The therapy can provide good theraoeutic effects for simple obesity.展开更多
文摘Men and women at Northwest University （n=751）, Xi＇an, China were asked to judge the attractiveness of photographs of female patients who had undergone micrograft surgery to reduce their waist-to-hip ratios （WHR）. Micrograft surgery involves harvesting adipose tissue from the waist and reshaping the buttocks to produce a low WHR and an ‘hourglass＇ female figure. This gynoid distribution of female body fat has been shown to correlate with measures of fertility and health. Significantly larger numbers of subjects, of both sexes, chose post-operative photographs, with lower WHRs, as more attractive than pre-operative photographs of the same women. Some patients had gained, and some had lost weight, post-operatively, with resultant changes in body mass index （BMI）. However, these changes in BMI were not related to judgments of attractiveness. These results show that the hourglass female figure is rated as attractive in China, and that WHR, rather than BMI, plays a crucial role in such attractiveness judgments.
文摘Objective： To observe the therapeutic effects of multiple needling with shallow insertion tot simple obesity, and its influence on the chest, waist and hip circumferences, and lipid metabolism. Methods： 20 cases which match the criteria for diagnosis of simple obesity were treated by multiple needling with shallow insertion. Treatment was given once daily for 20 days as a total therapeutic course. Results： After 20 treatments, the body weight, waistline, and the serum total cholesterol （TC）, the fasting triglyceride （TG） and low-density lipoprotein （LDL） were significantly changed （P〈0.05）. Conclusion： The therapy can provide good theraoeutic effects for simple obesity.
