A rose by any other name
Nov. 7th, 2012 09:56 pmAccording to the Guardian food blog, sweets that make you give off a flowery smell are the next big thing. And as if that wasn't enough, the piece cites a source as claiming that vegetarians smell better than carnivores!
Although food-related body odour isn't always funky – fenugreek can evoke a maple syrup note in some of us, for example – it can be problematic. In a 2006 study researchers from the Czech Republic found that male meat eaters have a stronger, more unpleasant smell than vegetarians and are, apparently, less appealing to women.
The mind boggles!