Science Quickly Want to smell more attractive? Try these foods
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Jan 28, 2026 Sofia Quaglia, a freelance science journalist who studies how diet and biology shape human scent. She explores how foods can subtly change breath and sweat. Garlic can make some people smell sexier in surprising studies. Fruits and vegetables often create more pleasant, floral scents. Meat and alcohol sometimes correlate with less attractive body odor.
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Garlic Study With Armpit Pads
- Researchers had ~40 men wear armpit pads after varying garlic intake and 80 women rated the scents.
- High garlic consumption surprisingly increased perceived sexiness in those armpit samples.
Brush Teeth After Garlic
- Brush your teeth after eating garlic to remove breath odor while benefiting from any positive armpit scent effects.
- Keep general hygiene in mind because diet is only one factor among many that shape body scent.
Fruits and Veg Improve Sweat Scent
- Eating more fruits and vegetables tended to make men's sweat smell more fruity, floral, and attractive to women.
- Researchers suggest this may signal health, aligning scent preferences with evolutionary mate choice.