IN THE quest for love and beauty, it seems the stomach may indeed be a pathway to the heart - just not in the way we always thought.
A recent study out of the University of Montpellier, France, has declared that your beloved pasta, bread, and pastries may not just be sabotaging your waistline, they could be demolishing your dating life too.
Leading the charge against the tyranny of refined carbs is researcher Amandine Visine, who said the physiological mechanisms linked to high consumption of carbs, such as hyperglycaemia and hyperinsulinemia, may impact non-medical traits such as facial attractiveness.
Yes, folks, chowing down on those donuts might make you less attractive.
In the research, 104 unsuspecting Frenchmen and women were divided into two groups in a cafe.
One group indulged in a breakfast of high-glycemic, carb-loaded treats, while the other was given a less exciting, yet evidently more photogenic, low-glycemic alternative.
Volunteers were asked to visually rate the participants, and found those who had gorged on high-glycemic treats less attractive than their healthier-eating counterparts.
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