Contrary to popular belief, the best way for men to meet women isn't by becoming an idol¹ otaku or a rental² boyfriend online. Instead, it's all about what they're putting into their mouths.

 

想要邂逅女生？当一名偶像宅男或是网上的可出租男友可不是什么好办法。相反，你的异性吸引力与吃的食物可是息息相关的，这一点可能出乎很多人的意料。

 

According to an article in Evolution and Human Behavior, sweat produced by males who ate a balanced diet consisting of fruits, vegetables, fats, meat, eggs and tofu was judged by females³ to bemore pleasant smelling than the sweat of males who ate a higher concentration⁴ of carbohydrates⁵. The better smelling sweat was recorded to have more "floral, fruity, sweet and medicinal qualities" to it.

 

Sweat and attractiveness may not go hand-in-hand in most people's minds, but if you're a guy who’s been having bad luck with the ladies, then you might want to consider this: women typically have amore sensitive sense of smell than men, and women typically rate their partner's smell as amore important factor in attractiveness than men.

 

So even if you don't care that you smell like a used diaper on hot days or when you're exercising, chances are those last couple hundred women who turned you down do care very much.

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