Where does our "body odor" come from? Eating habits can actually change body odor

Did you know that we humans do not rely on vision to recognize our mothers, but on smell? This phenomenon is called imprinting by biologists.

This phenomenon also occurs in other creatures, such as when a chick pecks its eggshell open, it will choose the first thing it sees to follow. This state of attachment will not be affected by whether the thing is the real "mother".

Babies begin to get familiar with their mother's smell while in their mother's belly, so they can accurately distinguish their mother from other people. In this case, after the babies are born, they will naturally get close to the mother who exudes a familiar smell.

Similarly, the strong "milky scent" of a baby will make the brain produce more dopamine, which makes people feel happy and attracts people to get close to them.

This will gradually disappear in about 6 weeks and form its own unique flavor.

So how does body odor come about? Where does it come from?

It is produced during our daily metabolism.

Substances metabolized by the human body can be roughly divided into three categories:

The first category is derived from the metabolism of lipid substances, mainly sebum and sweat secreted by the skin. When sebum is exposed to the air for a long time, it will form oxidized lipids, which are the important players in emitting unique fragrance.

In addition to water and inorganic salts, sweat also contains lipid substances and a small amount of other organic substances, which also emit a unique smell in the process.

The second type comes from the metabolism of protein substances, mainly in the digestive tract, and the taste of protein during fermentation is much stronger than that of lipids.

The third category is the metabolism of sugars, such as carbon dioxide exhaled during breathing, and some organic acids. These three main substances will eventually form more than 700 different flavors in different environments and different individuals.

Body odor is more than just a unique sign of an individual, as some diseases may change a person's body odor.

Therefore, body odor may also be an alarm for your health!

For example, if you suffer from oral inflammation, gastritis, etc., the composition of chemical substances discharged from the body will also change, and some special odors will be emitted through the mouth and respiratory tract.

For example, diabetic patients often have a smell similar to that of rotten apples.

Hyperglycinemia may present with a cat urine odor.

There are also some cases of poisoning that may cause a unique body odor. For example, pesticide poisoning may cause the body to smell like garlic even if the person has not eaten garlic.

Experiments show that the body odor of women from different countries is also different.

According to the analysis, British women exude the scent of lotus root; French women have the mellow aroma of cheese; Swedish women have the scent of hibiscus; German women exude the fresh and elegant scent of fragrant wood, etc.
It can be inferred that body odor is likely related to their eating habits.

Therefore, if you want to change your body odor, you can try changing your eating habits.

Eating some flowers with aromatic smells regularly will make your body odor more fragrant, such as jasmine, rose, gardenia, etc., which are rich in volatile aromatic substances.

The second is foods containing magnesium.

Studies have shown that when the foods we eat are rich in magnesium, such as winter melon, corn, sweet potatoes, and almonds, they can not only regulate our mood and make us energetic, but also moisturize the skin and change our body odor, presenting an apricot scent.

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