Is zinc tablet good for bad body odor?
Try taking zinc tablets. Zinc, plus magnesium, will help balance your body’s metabolism and reduce the cause of bad odor. 30 to 50mg daily will dramatically reduce certain body odors, although you may need less. Zinc may also reduce perspiration and sweaty feet. The smell of body odour is caused by the effect of skin bacteria on sweat. Sweat itself doesn’t smell – but the longer it stays on the skin the more it breaks down into foul-smelling chemicals. What you eat can also contribute to body odour. Some food contains smelly chemicals which are secreted out in sweat. Dietary imbalances, resulting in constipation or a deficiency of magnesium or zinc may be other causes of body odor. Because of different body chemistries, some people who eat large quantities of meat or who are vegetarians have a very distinctive body odor which can be quite offensive. Some individuals cannot metabolize foods containing large amounts of choline, such as eggs, fish, liver and legumes. The result is a “fish
