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People ‘looked less attractive’ two hours after consuming high-carb breakfasts, says study
We are what we eat. After endless research to prove the impact of diet on mental and physical health, a new study links the most common breakfast items to our appearance.
Recently, we revealed 3 widely consumed breakfast staples that can hurt your brain. It seems the same can make you look less attractive.
Common breakfast items can make you look ‘less attractive’
The study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE notes that a high-glycemic breakfast can make you look “less attractive” regardless of your age and BMI.
The study included 104 French students – all participants and volunteers with four grandparents of European origin to reduce “cultural heterogeneity.”
High-glycemic foods are those high in refined carbohydrates such as white flour, processed sugar and more that cause a spike in the blood sugar level. Some participants were given breakfast high on refined carbs and others received a low-glycemic breakfast.
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The respondents were asked to fill a questionnaire to understand their typical habits of consumption of refined carbs. Then, heterosexual volunteers were asked to rate the “facial attractiveness” of participants of the opposite sex in pictures taken two hours after breakfast.
The final results showed that “consuming the high-glycemic breakfast was associated with lower subsequent facial attractiveness ratings for both men and women.”
High energy foods show different results
The same study notes that participants who consumed high-energy food for breakfast received high attractiveness ratings compared to a high-carb diet.
As far as snacking was concerned, high-energy food did not really contribute to attractiveness in men, as high-carb intake for snacks was associated with higher attractiveness ratings in male subjects.
Commenting on the impact of high-carb breakfast on one’s appearance, the lead author of the study, Amandine Visine, said:
“Facial attractiveness, an important factor of social interactions, seems to be impacted by immediate and chronic refined carbohydrate consumption in men and women.”
