There is nothing worse than the smell of armpits. But as it turns out, girls can really like that scent, if you guys take the time to eat one.
We still know that one of the factors that make the two sexes attractive to each other is body scent. However, not all scents are considered attractive. What smells good to one person may make another person nauseous and vice versa.
So what determines a person’s scent is attractive? According to a recent study from Macquarie University (Australia), your diet has a huge influence.
Specifically, research shows that women like the body odor of men who eat more vegetables, instead of carbohydrates (found in starch and sugar).
Diet has a big effect on body odor.
Essentially, previous studies suggested that smell and sex appeal were part of evolution. The more pleasant a person smells, the more evidence that he is a healthy “partner” for the next generation.
” Body odor is an important factor in attracting the opposite sex, especially for women, “ said lead researcher Dr Ian Stephen.
And to evaluate the relationship between smell and diet, Stephen used the method of observing color on the skin. Accordingly, he used a spectrometer to measure the density of light reflected from the skin, thereby knowing what color the skin is like.
For people who eat brightly colored vegetables (carrots, tomatoes, etc.), there is a large amount of carotenoids on their skin (pigments that give red, yellow and orange colors). At that time, the spectrometer can assess the amount of vegetables a person has absorbed.
Will this scene end?
The study was conducted on both male and female volunteers. The male group after having the results of the spectroscopy will change into a clean shirt, and then be asked to do some exercise. These shirts will be distributed to the girl group, for them to rate the attractiveness of the scent on a 21-point scale.
As a result, people who ate a lot of vegetables and fruits were rated as having a more pleasant and attractive smell. People who eat a diet high in meat have a strong smell, but not too bad, while the group that mainly eats carbohydrates (starch, sugar) has the most unpleasant smell.
In addition, people whose skin contains a lot of “red-orange” pigments from carotenoids are also the most attractive group.
From that, experts conclude, colorful foods are the secret to helping you attract others in the most natural way.
The group that ate mostly carbohydrates had the worst odor.
However, body odor is influenced by many other factors, not just diet.
According to the team of experts, diet only affects 30% of the difference in smell. Furthermore, the study was only performed on a small group of people, so further studies will be needed in the future to draw definitive conclusions.