Thiking You're Ugly Is Bad For Your Health

New research that says people who think they're ugly often try to do something about it and end up getting sick in body and head. Really:

Three new studies by a University at Buffalo psychologist offer thefirst known evidence that some people anxiously expect that they willbe rejected by others because of their physical appearance, and thatthis sensitivity, if not mitigated, has serious implications for theirmental and physical health...

"Both men and women who reported being sensitive to appearance-basedrejection were preoccupied with their body and weight in unhealthyways. They avoided eating when they were hungry, exercised compulsivelyand engaged in binging and purging"...

OK, everybody: Ready, set, snicker!

(Seriously, researchers sometimes have to test the seemingly obvious to make surethey aren't making unsupported assumptions. But still. *giggle*)