Garlic on the breath is generally disliked by both men and women. According to a new study, men who eat garlic smell more pleasant and appealing to the opposite sex—not their breath, but their body odor. If that finding isn’t strange enough, it’s made even stranger by the fact that only men in the study who ate a lot of garlic—the equivalent of four bulbs per day—experienced the effect.
The study was divided into three phases, each of which varied the amount and type of garlic (bulbs or capsules) given to 42 male participants. The researchers collected their body odor using pads that were worn for 12 hours and then sniffed by 82 women who rated their pleasantness, attractiveness, and intensity.
During the first phase, the men consumed 6 grams of garlic (roughly two cloves) with bread and cheese. Women who sniffed their pads rated their odor the same way they rated the odor of men who ate only bread and cheese. The amount was then doubled to 12 grams, or four cloves, in the following phase. In this case, the women found the odor to be much more pleasant, appealing, and less intense than the non-garlic odor. The men consumed 12 grams in capsules in the final phase, and the women rated their odor as more attractive and less intense.
The findings imply that something about garlic in body odor attracts the opposite sex, but what and why? While the study does not provide definitive answers, the researchers speculate that the health-promoting benefits of garlic may be detectable in body odor, creating an olfactory marker of good health for the opposite sex to focus on.
From an evolutionary standpoint, sexual selection may have influenced the development of preferences for diet-associated body odors. Previous research suggests that many animal species use diet-related cues to select mates who are in good physical condition.
Again, this is speculative, but there is some evidence linking garlic to a few notable health benefits, and one or more of them may be detectable in human sweat. Because garlic has antioxidant, immunostimulant, cardiovascular, bactericidal, and anti-cancer properties, it is possible that human odor preferences have been shaped by sexual selection.
Or it’s possible that once garlic is digested, it simply causes a chemical reaction in male sweat that attracts women for whatever reason. At least some of the women. Garlic is a plant that is grown all over the world. Garlic grows as a white bulb (the shape is similar to an onion). The entire garlic bulb is referred to as a ‘head’ or ‘knob.’ The garlic clove, which is also white, is each small, individual segment of a garlic head. A single garlic clove is equivalent to one teaspoon of chopped garlic or half a teaspoon of minced garlic. Garlic is a popular flavoring ingredient that can be found in a variety of dishes and beverages. In any case, the findings are intriguing, and eating more garlic for health reasons isn’t a bad idea, even if the side effects aren’t.
Garlic can be added to dishes raw, as garlic powder, or as garlic oil. Garlic is typically eaten cooked, but it can also be eaten raw, which is preferable because the raw form retains all of the beneficial nutrients. The majority of the benefits of raw garlic are derived from an enzyme known as allicin. Allicin has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antibacterial, and cancer-fighting properties. Allicin is also responsible for the distinctive odor of garlic. It is safe to consume one clove of garlic per day after a meal. To avoid the bad breath that comes with eating raw garlic, cut it into small pieces and swallow it instead of chewing it. Cooking with too much garlic can also result in bad breath.
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