>female participants all fall within the normal BMI range (18.5-24.9), with the majority around the middle part of this scale
>their ideal female body is also just within the normal range, it is only just above the underweight category
>on the ideal bodies, female participants increased the bust, decreased the waist, and decreased the hips
>in the case of the ideal female body both men and women prefer a female body with the same low BMI, but the female participants prefer a larger bust size than the male participants. This directly contradicts what would be expected from the size and shape of the female models in their respective gender-specific media; the men should prefer a heavier female body than the women and a larger bust.
https://www.today.com/health/ideal-real-what-perfect-body-really-looks-men-women-t83731
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0050601
Thughts? Personal takeaway: don't fall for the THICC meme.