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Dina Rickman
Mar 05, 2015
Today in science news that is relevant to you, researchers have discovered that beer goggles don't just work one way.
According to a study at Bristol University, people are perceived as more attractive after they have had one drink.
To find this out scientists asked 40 students to drink different amounts of alcohol. Researchers photographed them three times: when sober, after one glass of wine, and after a second drink. A separate group of their peers judged people to be most attractive than in other photos. "Our data indicate that alcohol consumption may lead to consumers being rated as more attractive than sober individuals, but only following low levels of consumption," the research concluded. "The increase in skin redness and decrease in skin lightness corresponded to the increase in facial attractiveness in the low alcohol condition, suggesting that facial flushing may drive the increase in facial attractiveness."
More: Increased Facial Attractiveness Following Moderate, but not High, Alcohol Consumption
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