Originally Posted by sapiens

I agree there are likely cues to sickness "from way back" that humans are universally sensitive to, but tanning doesn't seem to be one of them. The posts below yours outline cross-cultural differences in the preference for tan which undermine an argument for an evolved (I'm guessing that is what you're suggesting) preference.

Some health cues that I do think are universal: open sores, extremely low BMI or extremely high BMI, high WHR in women.