diet and body odor

Perspiration, the release of salt-based fluid from the sweat glands, is the natural process by which the body regulates its temperature. Although commonly associated with body odor, it is not the sweat itself that causes unpleasant scents. Rather, it is the result of when it “breaks down and mixes with the bacteria on your skin,” […]

Bacterial growth mixed with perspiration is the most common source of body odor. However, if you bathe regularly, several other smelly factors–including what you most recently ate (or didn’t eat), the medications you pop, and what products you use to mask the noxious smells emanating from under your arm pits can actually answer the question, […]