Nutritionists say this!
According to a report in China News, Yan Yuxuan issued an article to refute the rumor that "loving meat will make your body acidic and make you prone to mosquito bites". Food will not change the pH value of the blood because the human body has a respiratory system, a buffer system, and a kidney to regulate it. A large system can maintain the blood pH at 7.35 to 7.45. The reason why people who like to eat meat are prone to bites is because those who like to eat big fish and meat have a higher urea content secreted by their sweat glands and have a heavier body odor. It is easier to attract mosquitoes.
Yan Yuxuan further explained that mosquito hunting relies on senses such as temperature, smell, carbon dioxide, moisture, and light vision, so it is not people who like meat that attract mosquitoes.
These three types of people are prone to "provoking" mosquitoes!
She added that people with the following three characteristics are more likely to become targets of mosquitoes:
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Those with high exhaled carbon dioxide concentration and high body temperature
Mosquitoes are sensitive to carbon dioxide and temperature changes. Pregnant women, children with a strong metabolism, or people who have just finished exercising or drank alcohol are all vulnerable to being bitten.
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Those with developed sweat glands and heavy body odor
Mosquitoes are easily attracted to stronger odors such as butyric acid produced by bacteria on human skin or lactic acid and urea in sweat. In addition, the smell of lotions, cosmetics and perfumes can also attract mosquitoes.
3. Dark clothes and quilts
Dark colors absorb heat, making it easier for mosquitoes to detect human bodies, and such an environment also provides them with good hiding places, making them less likely to be detected.
Learn how to repel mosquitoes!
As for the method of repelling mosquitoes, Yan Yuxuan shared that in addition to using the smell that mosquitoes hate, such as anti-mosquito liquid, mosquito coils, plant essential oils and other products containing DEET, you can also turn on an electric fan to interfere with mosquito flight and lower body temperature and blow away exhaled carbon dioxide.
Yan Yuxuan added that it is also important to wipe away sweat and keep the body clean. If you have a heavy body odor, you should drink more water and eat less red meat, spicy food and alcohol to improve the problem of heavy body odor.
No wonder some people are often bitten by mosquitoes. It turns out that they have a "mosquito-provoking" constitution! If you are often bitten, it is best to prepare some mosquito repellent products when you go out!
