Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!ames!lll-lcc!unisoft!mtxinu!sybase!alf!malcolm From: malcolm@alf.UUCP (Malcolm Colton) Newsgroups: sci.bio Subject: Re: Fat Swimmers Message-ID: <2219@sybase.sybase.com> Date: 5 Dec 88 20:10:09 GMT References: <78300004@p.cs.uiuc.edu> <604@intvax.UUCP> <1510@sybase.sybase.com> <4439@rlvd.UUCP> Sender: news@sybase.sybase.com Reply-To: malcolm@alf.UUCP (Malcolm Colton) Organization: Sybase, Inc. Lines: 20 In article <4439@rlvd.UUCP> wjh@inf.rl.ac.uk (Bill Hewitt) writes: >> >>I seem to recall an article in New Scientist about 15 years ago, which >>described studies on the thigh fat of Londoners who wore miniskirts >>and travelled by bus. They also found an increase in the fat layer, >>presumably as a consequence of the exposure to cold. >> >Or is it that girls with skinny legs and knobbly knees don't ware miniskirts >:-) > I considered this, but at the time, (remember Twiggy) miniskirts were almost compulsory for young fashion-conscious women. I suspect that women wore them even though they felt considerable discomfort. Even chubby thighs are not much protection when you are waiting by the bus stop! Of course to validate this, one would like a control study of women who wore longer skirts. While my fantasy goes that far, my memory does not. ----------------------------------oOo--------------------------------------- If you think this is Corporate policy, I have a bridge you might like to buy Malcolm Colton Sybase, Inc., Emeryville, CA {pyramid, pacbel, sun, mtxinu, capmkt}!sybase!malcolm