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Consumerist notes some particularly dodgy research reported in Britain's Sun: Women prefer skinny models.

Researchers handed 470 women pictures of models of various sizes. Two-thirds gave a positive reaction towards the skinnier ones. Only one in three reacted positively when faced with a larger model. Those who preferred the skinnier models said they were "more elegant, interesting, likeable and pleasant".

The scientists noted that this continued to hold true right up until the point where the models chucked a cell phone at them.

Women Like Skinny Models? [Consumerist]
Women 'prefer skinny models' [U.K. Sun]