Australian_Mens_Fitness_April_2017

APRIL 2017 MEN’S FITNESS 29

Game Changers

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO MAKE LIFE WORK FOR YOU

Munchie,munchie.
Eating orange veggies
improves skin tone and
body scent, making you
more attractive to women.

re you a

veggie-

dodger?Ifso,

you’re not

only harming your

health, you’re also

harming your chances

with the opposite

sex. A Macquarie

University study

published inEvolution

and Human Behavior

foundguyswhoate

lots of carotenoids

— yelllow-orange

vegetables such as

pumpkins, carrots and

apricots — enhanced

their skin tones and

produced a body scent

that was attractive to

women. Apparently,

ladyfolk find the

bodyodourofblokes

who munch orange

veggies“fruityand

sweet”. Researchers

think there is an

evolutionary reason

for this: low plasma

carotenoid levels

lead to infection, so

women will naturally

choseguyswhohave

higher concentrations

ofit.Timetopigout

oncarrotcakeand

pumpkin pie, then.

A

Eat carrots,

score babes