The effect of meat consumption on body odor attractiveness

[Guest guest]

I got the following interesting report from another veggie elist. The term

" axillary " refers to the arm pit. To summarize, avoiding eating meat apparently

makes men smell better to women. Since smell is a powerful, primal attractant,

when selling vegetarianism to men, this may be a very persuasive point!

 

 

The effect of meat consumption on body odor attractiveness

Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Humanities, Charles University,

Husnikova 2075, 158 00 Prague 13, Czech Republic.

 

Axillary body odor is individually specific and potentially a rich source of

information about its producer. Odor individuality partly results from

genetic individuality, but the influence of ecological factors such as

eating habits are another main source of odor variability. However, we know

very little about how particular dietary components shape our body odor.

Here we tested the effect of red meat consumption on body odor

attractiveness. We used a balanced within-subject experimental design.

Seventeen male odor donors were on " meat " or " nonmeat " diet for 2 weeks

wearing axillary pads to collect body odor during the final 24 h of the

diet. Fresh odor samples were assessed for their pleasantness,

attractiveness, masculinity, and intensity by 30 women not using hormonal

contraceptives. We repeated the same procedure a month later with the same

odor donors, each on the opposite diet than before. Results of repeated

measures analysis of variance showed that the odor of donors when on the

nonmeat diet was judged as significantly more attractive, more pleasant, and

less intense. This suggests that red meat consumption has a negative impact

on perceived body odor hedonicity.

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[Guest guest]

At 11:26 AM 4/3/2007, you wrote:

 

>I got the following interesting report from another veggie elist.

>The term " axillary " refers to the arm pit. To summarize, avoiding

>eating meat apparently makes men smell better to women. Since smell

>is a powerful, primal attractant, when selling vegetarianism to men,

>this may be a very persuasive point!

 

Huh! Very interesting. I was just telling my husband the other day

that he smells better lately (not to say that he smelled bad before,

but he smells extra nice lately, IYKWIM). He's been eating much much

less meat lately.

 

On a bit of an ickier point, I've heard (though can't confirm) that

the semen of vegetarians tastes far better than that of meat-eaters.

Now *that* ought to sell vegetarianism to men!

 

Shannon

 

 

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[Guest guest]

What does IYKWIM mean?

 

, Shannon West

<shanwest wrote:

>

> At 11:26 AM 4/3/2007, you wrote:

>

> >I got the following interesting report from another veggie elist.

> >The term " axillary " refers to the arm pit. To summarize, avoiding

> >eating meat apparently makes men smell better to women. Since

smell

> >is a powerful, primal attractant, when selling vegetarianism to

men,

> >this may be a very persuasive point!

>

> Huh! Very interesting. I was just telling my husband the other day

> that he smells better lately (not to say that he smelled bad

before,

> but he smells extra nice lately, IYKWIM). He's been eating much

much

> less meat lately.

>

> On a bit of an ickier point, I've heard (though can't confirm) that

> the semen of vegetarians tastes far better than that of meat-

eaters.

> Now *that* ought to sell vegetarianism to men!

>

> Shannon

>

>

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[Guest guest]

I am curious, what does IYKWIM mean? I have never seen that before

and for the life of me I cannot decipher it.

 

Barbara

 

, Shannon West

<shanwest wrote:

>

> At 11:26 AM 4/3/2007, you wrote:

>

> >I got the following interesting report from another veggie elist.

> >The term " axillary " refers to the arm pit. To summarize, avoiding

> >eating meat apparently makes men smell better to women. Since

smell

> >is a powerful, primal attractant, when selling vegetarianism to

men,

> >this may be a very persuasive point!

>

> Huh! Very interesting. I was just telling my husband the other day

> that he smells better lately (not to say that he smelled bad

before,

> but he smells extra nice lately, IYKWIM). He's been eating much

much

> less meat lately.

>

> On a bit of an ickier point, I've heard (though can't confirm) that

> the semen of vegetarians tastes far better than that of meat-

eaters.

> Now *that* ought to sell vegetarianism to men!

>

> Shannon

>

>

> --

>

>

> Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.25/744 - Release Date:

4/3/2007 5:32 AM

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[Guest guest]

Barbara

 

It means : if you know what I mean. KWIM, is a more common usage on the

internet (know what I mean).

 

BL

 

On 4/6/07, drbhare <drbhare wrote:

>

> I am curious, what does IYKWIM mean? I have never seen that before

> and for the life of me I cannot decipher it.

>

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

On Apr 4, 2007, at 2:01 PM, drbhare wrote:

 

> What does IYKWIM mean?

 

 

If you know what I mean.

 

ygg

[Guest guest]

, " drbhare " <drbhare

wrote:

>

> I am curious, what does IYKWIM mean? I have never seen that before

> and for the life of me I cannot decipher it.

>

> Barbara

 

 

I would say it is " if you know what I mean "

 

Tina