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Some simple and elegant body shapes may not necessarily be a result of aesthetic selection, but e.g. from optimizing for resources efficiency or resiliance, but again feedback looks could have sharpened and strengthened the sexual attraction to such shapes. | Some simple and elegant body shapes may not necessarily be a result of aesthetic selection, but e.g. from optimizing for resources efficiency or resiliance, but again feedback looks could have sharpened and strengthened the sexual attraction to such shapes. | ||
Attraction to sexually dimorphic beauty also increases fitness because seeking out the opposite sex is necessary for reproduction. Sexual dimorphism exists in all races, but it is highest in Europeans and Inuits and lowest in Africans. | Attraction to sexually dimorphic beauty also increases fitness because seeking out the opposite sex is necessary for reproduction. Sexual dimorphism exists in all races, but it is highest in Europeans and Inuits and lowest in Africans. Small dimorphism in Africans has been explained by the unstable ecology favoring the live fast/die young strategy (fast LH), which implies the men impregnate many women, hence the women are more likely left alone and hence need to exhibit male characteristics like physical dominance and dependability.{{citation needed}} | ||
The relation of beauty to health and ability is often only relevant for extreme cases like disfigurement, certain syndromes and skin rashes and the like. | The relation of beauty to health and ability is often only relevant for extreme cases like disfigurement, certain syndromes and skin rashes and the like. | ||