# Celery Juice Attracts Women to Men? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 5, 2013, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celery-juice-attracts-women-to-men/673142 "2013-11-05T13:39:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AnthonyElite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@AnthonyElite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnthonyElite)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celery-juice-attracts-women-to-men/673142/1 "2013-11-05T13:39:59Z")
I saw this silly article about Celery Juice making men more attractive to women. After a few :dubious::dubious::dubious: I tried to find any scholarly articles I could on the subject. I couldn’t. My google-fu is weak, and I’d love a course on researching. Also claimed by various websites is that eating a lot of celery will greatly increase the amount of semen you produce. Is there any truths to these claims? Don’t need reply fast! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Uniqueorn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uniqueorn/32/2807_2.png) [@Uniqueorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uniqueorn)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celery-juice-attracts-women-to-men/673142/2 "2013-11-05T13:59:31Z")
> [@AnthonyElite](#): > > I saw this silly article about Celery Juice making men more attractive to women. > > After a few :dubious::dubious::dubious: I tried to find any scholarly articles I could on the subject. I couldn’t. My google-fu is weak, and I’d love a course on researching. > > Also claimed by various websites is that eating a lot of celery will greatly increase the amount of semen you produce. > > Is there any truths to these claims? > > Don’t need reply fast! 😃 But others might need a reply fast! At least before the weekend… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celery-juice-attracts-women-to-men/673142/3 "2013-11-05T14:57:34Z")
> [@Uniqueorn](#): > > But others might need a reply fast! So anyone who knows the answer should respond with great celerity. ---
**Author:** ![Floater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dc4da7/32.png) [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celery-juice-attracts-women-to-men/673142/4 "2013-11-05T15:00:14Z")
Hmm, celery and juice. Sounds like Bloody Mary. ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celery-juice-attracts-women-to-men/673142/5 "2013-11-05T15:14:42Z")
They found the secret at last! :D:D:D ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celery-juice-attracts-women-to-men/673142/6 "2013-11-05T15:30:46Z")
Here’s a [(popular journalism) article](http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/12/12/will-eating-certain-foods-make-me-more-attractive/) that says celery has androstenene, which causes men to release androstenol, which is a pheromone. There are no references to scholarly articles, and the doctor doesn’t say how he knew that. Wikipedia’s article on androstenene says it’s a pheromone, but for mammals at large, and references a dead-tree book for a ‘weak’ claim that humans react to it. Also lacking is the link that says that eating something with androstenene causes one to exude androstenol. So it’s a definite maybe. ---
**Author:** ![AnthonyElite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@AnthonyElite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnthonyElite)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celery-juice-attracts-women-to-men/673142/7 "2013-11-05T15:39:46Z")
> [@bup](#): > > Here’s a [(popular journalism) article](http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/12/12/will-eating-certain-foods-make-me-more-attractive/) that says celery has androstenene, which causes men to release androstenol, which is a pheromone. > > There are no references to scholarly articles, and the doctor doesn’t say how he knew that. > > Wikipedia’s article on androstenene says it’s a pheromone, but for mammals at large, and references a dead-tree book for a ‘weak’ claim that humans react to it. > > Also lacking is the link that says that eating something with androstenene causes one to exude androstenol. > > So it’s a definite maybe. A definite maybe?!?! I’m absolutely positive that I might be sure! ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celery-juice-attracts-women-to-men/673142/8 "2013-11-05T15:53:27Z")
Quick! Buy celery futures… and shares in Trojan! ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celery-juice-attracts-women-to-men/673142/9 "2013-11-05T15:55:05Z")
When I was about 50 I noticed a slight decline in my libido. Just by coincidence it was a very hot day and I had loaded up on V8 juice which I know also has celery in it. That night my performance seemed like it was very much enhanced. I started using V\* juice the way some guys use viagra. My buddy who is a medical Dr says I am full of shit and it is nothing but placebo affect but I have been doing it for special occassions for the past 15 years and it is unmistakable. I drink about 4 cans a day for 2 or 3 days prior to the special occassion and I am good to go all weekend. I haven’t noticed any extra attraction on the ladies part beyond being happy about the enhanced performance. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celery-juice-attracts-women-to-men/673142/10 "2013-11-05T16:19:22Z")
Great! Just a few dozen more anecdotes and we’ll have some data! Anyway, I just did a cursory PubMed search for terms like “celery” and “hormones” and didn’t see any obvious links of interest. ---
**Author:** ![AnthonyElite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@AnthonyElite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnthonyElite)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celery-juice-attracts-women-to-men/673142/11 "2013-11-05T16:24:42Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > Great! Just a few dozen more anecdotes and we’ll have some data! > > Anyway, I just did a cursory PubMed search for terms like “celery” and “hormones” and didn’t see any obvious links of interest. I know - but I hadn’t been able to find any hard data on the subject either. And although certainly not reliable data, anecdotes do provide good places to begin LOOKING for data. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celery-juice-attracts-women-to-men/673142/12 "2013-11-05T16:33:26Z")
Well, I can certainly see how it would encourage the stalkers. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celery-juice-attracts-women-to-men/673142/13 "2013-11-05T16:39:10Z")
Maybe it’s a euphemism for money. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celery-juice-attracts-women-to-men/673142/14 "2013-11-05T16:51:38Z")
Oh, I see, they misheard. It’s “salary”, not “celery”. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celery-juice-attracts-women-to-men/673142/15 "2013-11-05T17:55:30Z")
Actually, it’s not that it makes women attracted to men. It only _seems_ that way, due to the effects of celery on loose elastic. ---
**Author:** ![AnthonyElite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@AnthonyElite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnthonyElite)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celery-juice-attracts-women-to-men/673142/16 "2013-11-05T19:44:40Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Actually, it’s not that it makes women attracted to men. It only _seems_ that way, due to the effects of celery on loose elastic. Whoa momma! Nice! Okay folks, no more talk, it’s time for science. I’m going to eat a bunch of celery tonight, and I need a dozen female dopers to smell my armpits tomorrow and tell me if it makes them horny. That’s science, right? ---
**Author:** ![clairobscur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celery-juice-attracts-women-to-men/673142/17 "2013-11-05T20:17:47Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Actually, it’s not that it makes women attracted to men. It only _seems_ that way, due to the effects of celery on loose elastic. I’m pleased to see that rule 34 applies to celery. ---
**Author:** ![Asympotically\_fat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e47c2d/32.png) [@Asympotically\_fat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asympotically_fat)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celery-juice-attracts-women-to-men/673142/18 "2013-11-05T20:38:57Z")
I am probably the only human alive who likes celery for celery’s sake: if I come across a head of celery I will eat the whole thing. I can confirm that celery does not attract women. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celery-juice-attracts-women-to-men/673142/19 "2013-11-05T20:42:05Z")
> [@AnthonyElite](#): > > I know - but I hadn’t been able to find any hard data on the subject either. Yeah? I got your “hard data” right here. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celery-juice-attracts-women-to-men/673142/20 "2013-11-05T21:11:41Z")
> [@](#): > > I’m pleased to see that rule 34 applies to celery. Oh, let me assure you, there are far more direct applications of celery for Rule 34. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celery-juice-attracts-women-to-men/673142.md?page=2)