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Research finds Zulu men now prefer Western-looking women

Published in Women's Health Weekly, September 23rd, 2004

Black South African women have once more been identified as being on the brink of an eating disorder crisis, as the latest research reveals that their male counterparts, who once idolized fuller-figured females, now prefer thinner, Western-looking women.

Psychologist Julie Seed from Northumbria University presented the findings of her latest study at the British Psychological Society Psychobiology Section Conference on September 3, 2004.

The study will fuel anxieties raised in earlier studies, which showed high levels of body dissatisfaction and unhealthy weight-control behaviors among contemporary black South African females.

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2004-09-23)

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