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Most looksmaxxers, especially the new TikTok ones, say that health is beauty. This idea has been thrown around the looksmax community as a common sense ideal, but research shows the opposite. Animal studies have previously shown that there is a trade off between attractiveness and health. Each animal has a set number of resources, and diverting certain resources towards health detracts from physical appearance. In 2017, researchers did a similar study in humans.They found that perceived health positively correlated with attractiveness, however, actual health had no correlation. People with attractive faces didn't have any less oxidative stress or a better immune response.
Essentially, it's much more important to look healthy than actually be healthy.
The study: https://www.nature.com/articles/srep39731
Essentially, it's much more important to look healthy than actually be healthy.
The study: https://www.nature.com/articles/srep39731