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Make Mosquitos Like You Less

Nutrition Facts with Dr. Greger

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Effects of Beer Consumption and B Vitamins on Mosquito Attraction

This chapter explores the effect of beer consumption on mosquito attraction. Researchers found that drinking beer significantly increased the attractiveness of volunteers to mosquitoes. They also tested the use of B vitamins as a mosquito repellent but found oral supplementation did not repel mosquitoes.

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