Have you ever noticed how people who eat only junk food and sit at a computer all day, never getting exercise have an unattractive hue to their skin? Of course there is your classic world-of-warcraft shut-in who’s diet consists of doritos and ice cream. What is it about their skin that makes them unattractive?
Research out of Bristol and St. Andrew’s, UK has shed light on the link between an 
attractive skin color in humans and the lifestyle that goes with it. As no surprise to the health nut, maintaining a nutritious diet and getting regular exercise determines the attractiveness of one’s skin tone.
“We knew from our previous work that people who have more blood and more oxygen color in their skins looked healthy, and so we decided to see what other colors affect health perceptions. This has given us some clues as to what other skin pigments may relate to a healthy appearance.”
Science has already clued us into the harmful damage sun exposure does to the skin cells. Also, with the recent findings in other studies suggesting that spray-on tanning may cause lung cancer, it is perhaps fitting to revisit the basics of human health. Your skin is a walking billboard of your internal health. So don’t fry your integument in the sun and don’t spray chemicals on it either. If you eat healthy, clean foods and get exercise you won’t have a need to change your skin color artificially.
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