We all know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder?or at least the Instagram filter. But now scientists have broken down the specifics of how and why people look attractive, depending on how much extra weight they carry in their faces. The idea is fairly simple: Someone with a fuller face simply appears heavier at first blush. Researchers at the University of Toronto in Canada collected pictures of men and women between the ages of 20 and 40 who were photographed with neutral expressions and their hair tied back. They then digitally altered the subjects? faces to show a gradual ...
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