Testing the Utility of a Data-Driven Approach for Assessing BMI from Face Images.

Several lines of evidence suggest that facial cues of adiposity may be important for human social interaction. However, tests for quantifiable cues of body mass index (BMI) in the face have examined only a small number of facial proportions and these proportions were found to have relatively low pre...

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Main Authors: Karin Wolffhechel, Amanda C Hahn, Hanne Jarmer, Claire I Fisher, Benedict C Jones, Lisa M DeBruine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0140347&type=printable