Thinner females and heavier males: Who says? A comparison of female to male ideal body sizes across a wide age span
International Journal of Eating DisordersPublished 1 January 2000
Colleen S. W. Rand, Beatrice A. Wright
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Most subjects irrespective of gender selected similar ideal body sizes for males and females in each comparison, but very few consistently selected a thinner female than male ideal size.
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The selection of similar thinness standards for both genders is encouraging from a health perspective. However, in all groups, a small bias existed favoring thinner females. This bias may contribute to body concerns in the female population.
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