attractiveness

A recent study has found that consuming refined carbohydrates may negatively affect facial attractiveness, as determined by opposite-sex ratings. The research highlights the potential social consequences of dietary choices, emphasizing the need for further exploration into how nutrition influences perceived attractiveness and other social characteristics.Consuming high-glycemic foods both short-term and long-term was linked to lower attractiveness scores, regardless of other variables like body mass index (BMI) and age.A…

A new study reveals the importance of daily singing exercises for songbirds, highlighting the rapid weakening of their vocal muscles without regular use. Female songbirds prefer songs from well-exercised males, suggesting the necessity of daily vocal exercise. Research on songbirds demonstrates the critical need for daily singing to maintain vocal muscle strength and attractiveness, with implications for human vocal training and speech therapy. Every year in the Christmas season it becomes clear again that some people…

Example stimuli. Two of the participants without cosmetics (left) and with cosmetics applied by a professional makeup artist (right). Credit: PLOS ONE (2022). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275662 Much research has been devoted to understanding the effect of makeup on perceptions. Several studies using carefully controlled before and after photographs have found that women's faces with makeup are judged as more attractive by both…