article_snippet: According to The Times, Dr Fry said: 'As a child, every time you get a cough or a cold your face tends to grow in a slightly asymmetrical way. '
article_snippet: So in thinking symmetrical faces are more attractive, you are validating an underlying bill of health.'
article_snippet: However, recent research has suggested that facial symmetry has little to do with health during childhood but more perhaps a signal of genetic 'fitness'.