Researchers at Macquarie University have been spending their time proving that men who eat fresh vegetables smell better than those who don't.
In a recent study, the researchers asked female participants to evaluate sweat samples which were cross-referenced with markers of a greater fruit and vegetable intake.
The study found that eating fresh produce resulted in a more pleasant-smelling sweat, with “floral, fruity, sweet, and medicinal” qualities.
“It’s great that research is continuing to find even more benefits to eating veggies,” Ausveg spokesperson Shaun Lindhe said.
“This research comes off the back of a study in 2015, which found that vegetables help to make your skin look great – so there are myriad reasons to load up your plate.”
Previous studies have found that carotenoids, which accumulate in humans through fresh vegetable consumption, contribute to the yellowness of skin in Caucasians, meaning that slightly yellower skin is a mark of greater intake of fruit and vegetables – and has also been found to increase facial attractiveness to others.
