Donald Trump has a reason to rejoice; Researchers find that people with orange skin are more attractive

There is a news for President Donald Trump to rejoice, as researchers find that people with orange colored skin tone are perceived as more attractive. Carotenoids are responsible for the pigmentation of the skin in humans as well as in vegetables like carrot, tomato.

In the previous research, researchers found that in some species of birds and reptiles, females are attracted to more colorful males.

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Research Methodology

Researchers decided to test the effect of carotenoid-based pigmentation on coloration in humans. For this, researchers selected 43 Caucasian men (white-skinned; of European origin) with an average age of 21 years old.

Researchers divided the 43 men into two groups. 23 men were given the pills containing carotenoid supplements for a period of 12 weeks. The other 20 men were given dummy pills which do not contain carotenoid supplements.

All the participants were taken photographs before and after the test along with some health tests like tests for oxidative stress, immune function and semen quality. 

To test for the effect of carotenoids on attractiveness, researchers recruited 66 Caucasian women online to rate the attractiveness of men's face on pre-carotenoid and post carotenoid supplementation.

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Research findings:

The men who received carotenoid supplementation found to have increased yellow and redness in their skin. These men are more likely to be chosen by women as attractive.

The carotenoids did not have any effects on health indicators measured. Carotenoids are responsible for the striking mating displays in many animal species and now in humans too.

Researchers say that carotenoid-based coloration is a signal of health due to its associated antioxidant properties.

People are more attracted to signs of health when they want to reproduce as healthy people are more likely to survive, have better reproducibility and provide genes that will lead to healthy children.