Eating Carrots Make You More Attractive

Eating vegetables and fruits a strong color such as carrots and plums are believed to make someone more attractive, according to a recent study in the UK.

Researchers at St Andrews and Bristol University to investigate the relationship between skin color with one's attractiveness, and found that those with yellow skin color is considered as being healthy and attractive, the researchers said the Grocer magazine.

The researchers were also the first time found that the yellow pigments, or carotenoids, are derived from fruits and vegetables have an important role in producing the yellow color of the skin.

In the study, 40 volunteers were asked to rank 51 Caucasian faces on the people associated with Scotland's health and their attractiveness.

The results will be published in the journal Evolution and Human Behavior March issue.

Ian Stephen, one of the scientists involved in the project, said the relationship between carotenoids in yellow and open new strategies to encourage young people to eat more fruits and vegetables.

He told the Grocer that one of the many benefits of eating fruits and vegetables is to prevent future heart disease at the age of 40. The result of the increased consumption of fruits and vegetables will be visible in the months ahead.

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