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Fun fact: east asians (Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Mongols) seldom use deodorants, because of a mutation of the gene ABCC11 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC
by netheril96 9y ago
Fun fact: east asians (Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Mongols) seldom use deodorants, because of a mutation of the gene ABCC11 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABCC11 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABCC11) resulting in dramatic reduction of the sweat glands responsible for the strong body odor.
- icantdrive55 9y agoI wonder which races sweat the most. I'm basically Irish, and boy do I sweat. Even when I was young and fit, I would be drenched when my co-workers/friends looked dry. My brother once asked the family doctor about his sweating. The doc just said everyone is different.
- koala_man 9y agoIn their native habitat or at a standardized temperature? I'm Scandinavian, and I'm comfy and dry when I can wake up seeing my own breath. After moving to California, though, I'm pretty sure I'm single handedly ending the drought.
- BostonEnginerd 9y agoI'm also of Irish descent and am usually the last person to start sweating.
- netheril96 9y agoExcessive sweating is probably a disease rather than race-related. In Chinese traditional medicine it is called 虚汗, so it definitely can affect at least one more race than Irish.
- yorwba 9y agoInterestingly, the Wikipedia article mentions that (a different?) variation of the gene influences the amount of volatile organic compounds in ear wax. Quite the coincidence!