Beauty Sleep is the Real Deal!

We’ve all heard it before, “I’ve got to go home and get my beauty sleep.” But is ‘beauty sleep’ a real thing or just an excuse to leave a really boring party?

Scientists from Sweden performed a study where they showed 23 subjects (men and women varying in age between 18 and 31) to a panel of 65 students. The subjects were photographed after a good nights sleep and then again after being kept awake for 31 hours straight (after just a five hour sleep).

The panel was shown the photographs and asked to rate the images, between zero and 10, for attractiveness, tiredness and health.

Researchers believe that our evolutionary process attracts us to people who look better rested as this is a sign of health and strength – and healthier babies!

If you’re not getting the beauty sleep you should be, check out our Top 10 Tips for Better Sleep.

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Source: BMJ 2010;341:c6614