The research from St Andrews University, published in the journal Perception, involved a group of male students.
Researchers asked them to rate photographs of female faces for attractiveness.
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The women in the ‘normal’ weight range were rated as better looking than the skinny ones. Researcher Professor David Perrett said: ‘This sends out a strong message to all the girls out there who believe you have to be underweight to be attractive.
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