Have you ever noticed that shortly after eating asparagus,
the smell from your urine is odd?
That smell does not mean something bad is happening; it’s just a substance in asparagus (thought
to be methyl mercaptan) that is eliminated from your body via the urine.
Some people cannot smell an odor in their urine after eating
asparagus, and scientists that study the olfactory organ (the nose) have found
that there are two causes of this phenomenon. First, some people lack the
receptor to detect the smell. And
second, some people don’t create the waste product that causes the smell.
So while the scientists go round and round deciding what
gene causes the difference between smellers and non-smellers (and between stink
producers and non-stink producers), you can be assured that asparagus is still
good for you, with only 30 calories per 1 cup, and is a good source of vitamin
A, vitamin C and vitamin K.
1 comment:
I either a non smeller or a non producer. I always wondered what people were referring to when that topic came up. Thanks for the clarification.
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