Sweating is a mechanism the body uses to maintain temperature balance. While it is an undeniable fact that sweating has positive effects on our body, like the smell of sweat An undesirable result may occur. However, Koreans do not need to use anything to prevent this odor.

How come Koreans don’t complain about the situation that many of us complain about? Let’s answer this, with the explanation that science offers us let’s give it:

The answer to the question is hidden in your genes!

The ABCC11 gene is a gene that affects the chemical structure of sweat Member of the ATP-binding cassette family It is known as. This gene is also responsible for encoding a protein that affects the body’s secretions, such as sweat and earwax.

The protein, which is the product of the ABCC11 gene, influences the composition and properties of body secretions. as a carrier functions. Basically, this protein is produced when we sweat. The reason we emit stench.

A mutation of this gene, Reduces odor in sweat It leads to the production of chemical compounds and plays an important role in determining the type of earwax (dry or wet). The gene we have explained in detail is only found in a portion of the Korean population. 0.006% is available. Isn’t that too little?

Even better, because most of them don’t sweat sweating Asian image We couldn’t even find it and had to create it with artificial intelligence. Because it doesn’t smell even when they sweat; very few people sweat anyway. So does this only apply to Koreans?

Different variations of the gene occur in different proportions in different populations around the world.

ABCC11 gene, not only in Koreans In East Asian countries It’s almost too rare. In other words, not sweating is common among Japanese and Chinese.

This mutation causes the fluid secreted by the sweat glands to be less odorous. For this reason, the smell of sweat in the populations we mentioned is almost almost none.

What do you think the rates are around the world? The results are somewhat surprising.

at the University of Bristol Genetic epidemiologist Ian Day According to an article published in Livescience, Europeans only 2% This gene is not found. Based on the tariffs, we can understand why deodorant-like products are produced and used less in Asian countries.

Day explains why the gene’s prevalence varies so widely between populations. no one knows exactly say. However, the absence of this gene in East Asia evolutionarily selected He said it could happen.

So let’s ask another question: what would happen if we didn’t sweat? Do you think it’s worth avoiding the smell of sweat?

Even if we don’t like the smell, sweating is our body’s way of cooling us down. I mean, we probably wouldn’t sweat at all due to overheating Our fever might rise and we would most likely have a seizure. This can cause muscle pain, loss of consciousness, coma and… even to death why would it be?

Yes, we know it never gets done during the summer months, but it’s better than death, right?

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