In this episode we poke our noses into two new research papers on body odour and attractiveness. Can women tell if another woman is fertile simply by sniffing her armpits? And can we sweeten our natural aroma by eating fragrant food?Download the MP3 Support me!
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Something (or Someone) Smells Fishy: Diet and Body OdorDoes a diet rich in fruit and vegetables make a man's sweat smell like a bouquet of flowers? Derek Hatfield/FlickrThe articles covered in the show: Gildersleeve, K., Fales, M. R., & Haselton, M. G. (in press). Women's evaluations of other women's natural body odor depend on targets' fertility status. Evolution and Human Behavior. View summaryZuniga, A., Stevenson, R. J., Mahmut, M. K., & Stephen, I. D. (in press). Diet quality and the attractiveness of male body odor. Evolution and Human Behavior. View summary