Despite my fairly lean frame, I’ve always been caderona, hippy. I remember being fitted for a graduation dress and hearing my great-aunts mumble under their breaths about just how much fabric they would need to get around my hips. Well if a new study is right, then I can thank my beautiful hips for my being so damn smart.

A bizarre new study out finds a link between women’s figures and their IQ . Results show women with hourglass figures tend to be smarter and have more intelligent kids. Scientists claim it has something to do with omega-3 fatty acids and a woman’s waist to hip ratio.

This is especially good news for us Latinas who usually have sported big hips and have been told for so much of our history that we aren’t beautiful and that we’re dumb. Think of this study, true or not, as biological proof that maybe Latina women are superior.

Dr. Lassek came up with the “waist to hip ratio” divide the waist size by the hip size. The smaller the number, the smarter the woman. Take J-Lo for example, with a waist of 26 inches and hips of 39 inches, the result is pretty low, and according to the study, pretty smart. Researchers believe its because of omega-3 fatty acids which gather around fuller hips and thighs.

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