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What is a Carotenoid?
A carotenoid is a naturally occurring pigment found in plants, photosynthetic organisms, and certain animals. For example, the now iconic Astaxanthin is a form of carotenoid that is commonly found in algae like Haematococcus Pluvialis (no you don't need to remember that nigga JFL).
We'll specifically focus on the coloring aspect of them, skimming past their other benefits (antioxidant, cardiovascular, etc.).
Salmon attain their pink pigment from Astaxanthin, they are a major consumer of the Haematococcus Pluvialis algae. Fish are subhuman
. BBL nose, bad ESR, and a sunken midface, where the fuck is this niggas jaw?
The Science Behind Carotenoid Coloring
Since the paper that discussed carotenoid and attractiveness attached the image above, we'll be using another study's image.
Now that we have a proper representation of a human, we can start discussing some aspects of this image:
While subtle, the vast majority would agree the right composite is most attractive. If you don't, then you'd probably mount kung pao orange chicken (image 1).
As per the publication:
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Why Carotenoid Coloring Is Preferable to Melanin Coloring (Tanning) and Why Coloration is Preferable in General
From the abstract we can identify some important aspects:
Versus a shitty morph depicting what he would look like if he continued palemaxxing with carotenoids added on:
The result is significant. I do want to add this morph is exaggerated and may only be somewhat achievable with carotenoids and an erythropoietin stimulator.
2. A blend of both a very slight melanin tan and carotenoid coloring OR only carotenoid coloration is preferable (as the abstract concluded carotenoid coloring is superior overall for DontGoOutsidecels).
Risks
Let's start with the biggest risk:
Lung Cancer.
This is a only an association, the exact cause is unknown. As per a meta-analysis:
Whether you care or not, you can always opt for Lycopene, Lutein, or Astaxanthin which do not carry this association.
Dosing Risks:
Do not mega-dose these Carotenoids as they are all antioxidants. Similarly to vitamin C mega dosing, the mechanism starts to become pro-oxidative at high concentrations (damaging to cells).
What is a Carotenoid?
A carotenoid is a naturally occurring pigment found in plants, photosynthetic organisms, and certain animals. For example, the now iconic Astaxanthin is a form of carotenoid that is commonly found in algae like Haematococcus Pluvialis (no you don't need to remember that nigga JFL).
We'll specifically focus on the coloring aspect of them, skimming past their other benefits (antioxidant, cardiovascular, etc.).
Salmon attain their pink pigment from Astaxanthin, they are a major consumer of the Haematococcus Pluvialis algae. Fish are subhuman
. BBL nose, bad ESR, and a sunken midface, where the fuck is this niggas jaw?The Science Behind Carotenoid Coloring
From Ming to Ling. The vast majority would agree the subject on the left has Wuhan virus, while the right still has it.
Since the paper that discussed carotenoid and attractiveness attached the image above, we'll be using another study's image.
Now that we have a proper representation of a human, we can start discussing some aspects of this image:
While subtle, the vast majority would agree the right composite is most attractive. If you don't, then you'd probably mount kung pao orange chicken (image 1).
As per the publication:
Its findings:
A possible reason for these findings is the skin looks more saturated and less dull along with the fact its an indicator of good cardiovascular health overall (youth and fertility).
Ascensions
Why Carotenoid Coloring Is Preferable to Melanin Coloring (Tanning) and Why Coloration is Preferable in General
From the abstract we can identify some important aspects:
On average men are darker than women, interestingly the study mentioned this distinction. Though, my gookmaxxed uni restricted access to the paper, so further elaboration on it will not be shown. Regardless we can infer some takeaways from the Abstract about it:
1. As a male being dull, pale, and grey is a huge failo. The cow revering homosexuals on this forum will sit on here and argue about bones all day and not once account for soft tissue attractiveness. Here is Ramses:
Versus a shitty morph depicting what he would look like if he continued palemaxxing with carotenoids added on:
The result is significant. I do want to add this morph is exaggerated and may only be somewhat achievable with carotenoids and an erythropoietin stimulator.
2. A blend of both a very slight melanin tan and carotenoid coloring OR only carotenoid coloration is preferable (as the abstract concluded carotenoid coloring is superior overall for DontGoOutsidecels).
Risks
Let's start with the biggest risk:
Lung Cancer.
This is a only an association, the exact cause is unknown. As per a meta-analysis:
In short, beta-carotene supplements was linked to about a 19% higher risk of lung cancer overall. Within smokers, the risk increases by 16% relatively, which translates to a a larger increase since smokers are already at a higher risk even at low doses of beta-carotene. This is only for supplementation of beta-carotene, so if you're a carrot nigga u good.
Whether you care or not, you can always opt for Lycopene, Lutein, or Astaxanthin which do not carry this association.
Dosing Risks:
Do not mega-dose these Carotenoids as they are all antioxidants. Similarly to vitamin C mega dosing, the mechanism starts to become pro-oxidative at high concentrations (damaging to cells).
I only made this thread to call fish subhuman.
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