Does Eating Fruits and Veggies Make Us More Attractive?

This particular article contends that upon the excessive consumption of fruits and vegetables, an individual may appear more aesthetically appealing and pleasing! Researchers from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland monitored the fruit and vegetable intake of 35 individuals and investigated how attractive other individuals found based on the skin color changes associated with the intake of fruits and vegetables. Increasing consumption of carotenoids, yellow-red pigments found in fruits and vegetables triggered the change of skin pigments that correlated with skin that appeared to be rendered as healthy and more attractive. Perhaps a new incentive to make your kids eat their fruits and vegetables!

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2012/03/08/does-eating-fruits-and-veggies-make-us-more-attractive/