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This is what the “perfect body” looks like all over the world

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The perfect body – we’ve all wanted it at some point in our lives.

But how do we really know what this mythical flawless body looks like?

That definition is always changing and, to top it off, culturally specific. 

Well, one online pharmacy decided to  try and understand what this might be. Superdrug Online Doctors created a project called Perceptions of Perfection, which explores body image around the world.

According to Huffington Post, Superdrug Online Doctors took a stock image and asked designers from around the world to photoshop it to reflect their country’s standard of beauty.

On their site, Perceptions of Perfection state that they did the study to better understand the potentially unrealistic standards of beauty and how these pressures vary across the world.

These are the results:

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What we take from this is that best body is highly subjective, and is different for everyone. So regardless of where you are in the world, you are already perfect.

To see more on the study check out Perceptions of Perfection.

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