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Men Smell Like Cheese, Women Like Onion

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By Ambreen Ali,  Newser User

Posted Jan 29, 2009 11:13 AM CST

(Newser) – Working out at the gym may stimulate your appetite—or maybe it's the enticing scent of the person next to you. Sweaty men smell of cheese, and sweaty women smell like onion or grapefruit, New Scientist reports. Body chemistry accounts for the difference, say Swiss researchers who based their conclusions on armpit sweat samples from 50 people who had sat in a sauna or ridden an exercise bike.

The findings may differ in other parts of the world depending on numerous variables. "Other factors include what you eat, what you wash with, what you wear and what genes you inherit," said a researcher.

Researchers collected sweat samples after people sat in a sauna or ran on an exercise bike for 15 minutes.
Researchers collected sweat samples after people sat in a sauna or ran on an exercise bike for 15 minutes.   (Shutter stock)
Stephanie O'Sullivan, 35, of Boston, who aspires to be a police officer, works out at the Boston Athletic Club, Thursday, May 24, 2007. As far as we know, she doesn't smell like any food.
Stephanie O'Sullivan, 35, of Boston, who aspires to be a police officer, works out at the Boston Athletic Club, Thursday, May 24, 2007. As far as we know, she doesn't smell like any food.   (AP Photo/Chitose Suzuki)
The study determined that women's smell was more offensive than that of men.
The study determined that women's smell was more offensive than that of men.   (Shutter stock)
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Jan 29, 2009 3:38 AM CST
Yeah, my Mom smells like Vidalia onions CONSTANTLY...

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