Beautiful women can be bad for your health, according to scientists

Meeting a beautiful woman can be bad for your health, scientists have found.

Just five minutes alone with an attractive female raise the levels of
cortisol, the body's stress hormone, according to a study from the
University of Valencia.

The effects are heightened in men who believe that the woman in question is "out
of their league".

Cortisol is produced by the body under physical or psychological stress and
has been linked to heart disease.

Researchers tested 84 male students by asking each one to sit in a room and
solve a Sudoku puzzle. Two strangers, one male and one female, were also in
the room.

When the female stranger left the room and the two men remained sitting
together, the volunteer's stress levels did not rise. However, when the
volunteer was left alone with the female stranger, his cortisol levels rose.

The researchers concluded: "In this study we considered that for most men
the presence of an attractive woman may induce the perception that there is
an opportunity for courtship.

"While some men might avoid attractive women since they think they are
'out of their league', the majority would respond with apprehension and a
concurrent hormonal response.

"This study showed that male cortisol levels increased after exposure to a
five-minute short social contact with a young, attractive woman."

Cortisol can have a positive effect in small doses, improving alertness and
well-being. However, chronically elevated cortisol levels can worsen medical
conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, hypertension and impotency.

Source:  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7668344/Beautiful-women-can-be-bad-for-your-health-according-to-scientists.html