What is it about the color red?

Love, lust, and passion just don't seem to fit the same with any other color and now, studies prove it. According to researchers in Rochester New York, wearing this fiery shade can make any woman more sexually attractive.  

In the first experiment, photographs of women were simply framed in color or white. To make sure that color was the only variable, colors were equated in saturation and brightness levels. Daniela Niesta, co-author of the study, explains, "That way the test results could not be attributed to differences other than hue." Men viewing these photographs were simply asked to rate their attractiveness.

In the second study, researchers took this a step farther and digitally altered the color the women were wearing, using identical photographs. Again precautions were made to ensure only hue was the only variable - however in this study, men were asked to not only rate the women's attractiveness, but to answer questions regarding the men's attraction to them. Questions included how much they would like to kiss them, how much they would like to have sex with them, and how much money they would spend on a date with them.

In each experiment, whether wearing the color or simply framed by it, women became significantly more attractive and desirable to men when they used the color red. However, women who were asked to rate the same photos showed no preference for any color.

Whatever the reason, women wearing red were more attractive to men, more likely to be asked on a date, more desirable kissing partners, and men were willing to spend more money on them. That's good news for ladies. It seems a boost in your evening is just a clothes change away.

Sources:

http://www.rochester.edu/news/show.php?id=3268

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE49R18320081028

If you're on a diet or you've ever been on one, you know full well that hunger is the enemy. This force tempts you away from the healthy foods you know you should be eating, and into the charms of a chocolate cake. Hunger, you rascal!

The catch point of dieting is precisely this: though eating less will lead to weight loss, the longer you ignore the hunger signals of your body, the longer it will take for hunger to subside when you do start eating - which easily leads to overeating and sabotage of your weight loss goals.

The trick is to pick your foods carefully, choosing foods that provide the greatest feeling of satisfaction for the calorie content. Now, research is revealing which foods do this best.

Among studies surrounding this subject, one from the University of Sydney "The Satiety Index of Common Foods" is probably the largest and most detailed study available. In this study, researchers gave their human test subjects 38 different foods, each in 220 calorie portions, and then recorded the subjects' perceived hunger levels after eating them. Three aspects were found to most positively correlate to feelings of fullness - protein, dietary fiber and the strongest correlation, weight.

Here are some of the most satisfying foods per calorie and their daily value of nutrients per serving:

• Bean Sprouts - Fullness Factor 4.6

o Vitamin K (43%)

o Vitamin C (23%)

o Folate (16%)

o Manganese (10%)

• Watermelon - Fullness Factor 4.5

o Vitamin C (21%)

o Vitamin A (18%)