First of all, thanks to /u/HomunculusEmeritus for providing the abstract to the study.

This study Optimal Waist-to-Hip Ratios in Women Activate Neural Reward Centers in Men digress over what is the optimal waist-to-hip ratio that makes males horny, they do that by analyzing the brain of the test subjects, and seeing the reaction to different stimuli. Some of the findings are really interesting to learn, like for example the fact that there is a correct w-t-h ratio, and the fact that this information bypasses your brain by going directly to your appetite center (or reward center).

But I am not here to discuss that, what I want to discuss is this hidden gem at the end:

Interestingly, our findings did not demonstrate that BMI (Body Mass Index) had a large effect on brain activation except in areas associated with simple visual evaluations of shape and size. This does not downplay the importance of BMI in evaluations of female attractiveness, but may suggest that BMI's role in these evaluations is less the product of evolved psychological mechanisms and more the part of culturally driven, or societal based norms and perceptions.

What this means, is that fatties can, and are sexy for your brain. The fact that they are overweight or not, providing they maintain the optimal w-t-h ratio, has no influence in the fact that your brain sees that ratio in a woman and finds it sexy.

Of course an obese woman is unhealthy, unhealthy triumphs over sexiness.

We are talking about this, not this

Now lets unshackle the HAES krakken ;-) (just kidding)