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> Another study of adult men from 2006 by Havlíček's team can offer insights about whether meat makes us more attractive. The scientists looked at 30 men who we
by an0malous 1y ago
> Another study of adult men from 2006 by Havlíček's team can offer insights about whether meat makes us more attractive. The scientists looked at 30 men who were either eating a meat or non-meat diet for two weeks. Women rated their scent for their pleasantness, attractiveness, masculinity and intensity. The odour of the men on meat-free diets was on average rated as more attractive, more pleasant and less intense.
> "To our surprise, those who were eating meat smelled slightly worse than when they were not eating meat," says Havlíček.
- armchairhacker 1y agoThe people in the study probably ate lower-quality generic meat. Perhaps the hormones (artificial and naturally-produced from stress) caused them to smell bad, not the meat itself. Although I’m skeptical there’s anything magical in grass-fed beef that “magnetizes” women more than a good vegan diet.
- goda90 1y agoThe book was exploring some about the nature of the meat eaten, particularly the fatty acid makeup. Tim Ferris was exploring grass fed beef against other meat, not meat against no meat. It could be some meat is better than others for scent?
- astrange 1y ago> "To our surprise, those who were eating meat smelled slightly worse than when they were not eating meat," says Havlíček. My guess would be non-adapted gut microbiome.