Eating garlic makes men smell more attractive to women - Study

A new study has revealed that eating garlic makes men smell more attractive to women. According to the study published in Hansanugrum & Barringer, the pungent vegetable oozes a nice smell in men. 

Participants involved in the study were given varying amounts of garlic to eat over the course of a week – and were also given 'odour' pads to wear during the experiment.  
Women were then asked to sniff the men who had eaten two cloves of garlic, and men who had also eaten four cloves of garlic for a week. 

The women rated the men in terms of attractiveness, pleasantness, intensity, and masculinity, with the men who ate more garlic scoring higher. 

According to Professor Craig Roberts who lead the study, he said this could be related to the vegetable's health benefits. 

Garlic is packed with nutrients which help keep the body healthy and boost athletic performance amongst other benefits.

“Our results indicate that garlic consumption may have positive effects on the pleasure derived from perceived body odour perhaps due to its health effects, said Roberts.

"From an evolutionary perspective, formation of preferences for diet-associated body odours was possibly shaped by means of sexual selection.

"Previous research indicates that many animal species use diet-associated cues to select mates in good physical condition.

"As the health benefits of garlic consumption include antioxidant, immunostimulant, cardiovascular, bactericidal and anti-cancer effects, it is plausible that human odour preferences have been shaped by sexual selection."

So guys, what next? eat bunch of garlic? but be careful with oral hygiene if you're going to be eating plenty of it.