Dr. Charles Stewart emphasizes body odor depends partly on the genes that control the activity of sweat glands, and partly from the presence of bacteria Corynebacterium, living on human skin, writes The Daily Mail . For example, it so happened that the Koreans have almost no reeking of sweat. It works genetics. But, as it turned out, his contribution is food. Namely, conventional tomatoes. Discovery was made: the stems of tomatoes filled with oil that smells like sweat. This oil contains terpenes - substances which give fruits and vegetables like oranges, lemons smell and taste.
Dr. Stewart conducted an experiment: he stopped eating tomatoes. And then the smell of his sweat changed, becoming less sharp. Then there was an inverse experiment, when the doctor added to your diet a variety of foods with terpenes. For example, he had to eat four large tomato to the smell of sweat in the armpits reappeared. The smell persisted for seven days, despite the adherence hygiene. Specialist does not know exactly how much you need to eat in order to feel the effect for yourself. But it may be enough to 50-100 grams. Also remains to be seen how heat treatment affects the properties of tomatoes. According to Stewart, terpenes provoke odor due to decomposition by enzymes. The result of this interaction are those affecting lycopene (an antioxidant found in tomatoes). And lycopene is already in the production of other compounds that are responsible for body odor. Incidentally, before the scientists did a similar conclusion with respect to the compound from fish oil.