Eating too much cake is bad for us in a number of different ways, it wreaks havoc on our skin with all the sugar, it has fun on our waistline and according to new research, it also gives us excess body hair.

Absolute nightmare. I’m throwing away that slice of Victoria Sponge cake. Right. Now.

We spend a lot of time prepping and priming ourselves to look our best, and that does include removing unwanted hair, amongst other things.

Dr Rina Davison, an endocrinologist from Whipps Cross University Hospital, London, with a special interest in excess hair explains to the Daily Mail the reasons behind the fact that cakes gives us more body hair.

Eating large amounts of sugary, refined carbohydrates, such as biscuits and cakes, may trigger excess hair.

These foods have a high glycaemic index, which means they release their energy quickly and can cause insulin resistance, explains Dr Davison.

Insulin is the hormone that controls blood sugar level; ‘resistance’ means the hormone becomes less effective at lowering blood sugar, so the body has to  produce more of it to get the job done.

A factor of this, may be that the ovaries produce more of the ‘male’ hormone, testosterone, which causes females to grow more excess body hair.

If you wanted a little bit more motivation to keep your hand out of the cookie jar, I think this may be it. Just think, the next time you go out, you might have to hide your hairy hands or even your moustache. And let’s face it ladies, Movember has ended.