Why very high percentage of white people got strong body odour especially from under arm?
Body odour, often abbreviated as B.O., is the smell of bacteria growing on the body. These bacteria multiply rapidly in the presence of sweat, but sweat itself is almost completely odorless to humans. Body odor can smell pleasant and specific to the individual, and can be used to identify people, though this is more often done by dogs and other animals than by humans. An individual’s body odor is also influenced by diet, gender, genetics, race, health and medication. Propionic acid (propanoic acid) is present in many sweat samples. Because propionic acid is chemically similar to acetic acid with similar physical characteristics including odor, body odors may be identified as having a vinegar-like smell by certain people. I have found additionally that different races just smell differently and that we’re more accustomed to the odor of our own race. Unfamiliar smells can be interpreted as ‘bad’. .
