A study conducted in Australia found that women are more attracted to the body odour of men who eat a lot of fruits and vegetables.<\/p>\n
If a new study is to be believed, guys may want to eat more vegetables and fruits than invest in expensive perfumes. Recent research in Australia has found that women are more attracted to the body odour of men who eat a lot of fruits and vegetables compared to those who have more refined carbohydrates such as bread or pasta.<\/p>\n
From an evolutionary perspective, our sweat can help signal our health status and could possibly play a role in helping to attract a mate, say scientists.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have known for a while that odour is an important component of attractiveness, especially for women,\u201d said Ian Stephen of Macquarie University in Australia.<\/p>\n
When people eat a lot of colourful veggies, their skin takes on the hue of carotenoids, the plant pigments that are responsible for bright red, yellow and orange foods. The carotenoids get deposited in our skin, which can be measured by the spectrophotometer.
\nWomen who participated in the study found that men who ate more vegetables smelled nicer. (Shutterstock)<\/p>\n
Researchers recruited a group of healthy, young men. The men\u2019s skin was analysed using a spectrophotometer. The results are \u201ca good indicator of how much fruits and vegetables we are eating,\u201d Stephen said.<\/p>\n
Researchers also had men complete food frequency questionnaires so they could determine the men\u2019s overall patterns of eating. Then the men were given clean T-shirts and asked to do some exercise.<\/p>\n
Afterwards, women in the study were asked to sniff the sweat. \u201cWomen basically found that men who ate more vegetables smelled nicer,\u201d Stephen was quoted as saying by NPR.<\/p>\n
Men who ate a lot of meat did not produce a sweat that was any more \u2013 or less \u2013 attractive to women. However, meat did tend to make men\u2019s odour more intense. Carroll says people who eat a lot of fruits and vegetables are more likely to be interested in their health \u2013 \u201cfeeling good, looking fit\u201d \u2013 than their smell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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