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curious81 | 12:08 Fri 01st Jun 2007 | Health & Fitness
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What is the biological reason for dark circles under our eyes when we are tired or dehydrated?
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Im going to sound very dim but i actually thought it was both those reasons!
12:54 Fri 01st Jun 2007
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There isn't room for fatty layers around the eye sockets because this would get in the way of our ability to move our eyes and see. So skin around the eyes is thin and gets thinner with age - allowing the blood vessels and darker shadows of bone to show through.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/ask_the_doctor/eye sdarkcircles.shtml

15:03 Fri 01st Jun 2007

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