Can YOU smell asparagus in your urine? It's all down to your genes

Daily Mail ^ | 13 Dec 2016 | ZARA RUBIN

[DUMBGRUNT]

The reason why some people can smell asparagus in their urine after they've eaten it and others can't has been discovered... A group of US scientists from a range of universities conducted research on 6,909 men and women of European-American descent...

Lead researcher Professor Lorelei Mucci, from Harvard University, said the findings could be due to 'modest women'. She said they may be loathed to admit they can smell the distinctive odour in their urine.

[freedomlover]

Sometimes he’s nutty
Sometimes he’s corny

Howdy ho!

[Electric Graffiti]

For a real shocker, eat beets and asparagus together.

[TexasTransplant]

I can’t believe that I actually had this very conversation yesterday with my fishing buddy, besides asparagus it included broccoli, brussel sprouts and beets (for color)

This is just too weird

[Electric Graffiti]

“I can laugh now, but I was quite worried when I ate beets as a teen with hypochondriac tendencies. I thought sure I was peeing blood...lol.”

Same here. Thank goodness for the internet ;)

[RadiationRomeo]

Sugar Crisp cereal makes the pee smell too. Very distinctive odor.

[right way right]

Nuke it with butter, yum!
Keep the canned stuff though, same with green beans unless it's home canned like my grandma use to do.
I wish I knew her recipe, it died with her, she was a Farmers daughter, cooked for the field hands.
(Grandpa was a field hand) LOL.
Yeah, I smell it in my urine. I must be special. Mom always said so.

[Rebelbase]

Just gave me a flashback to one night when I fixed grilled asparagus for a girlfriend of mine who had never had it before.

A couple of hours later she went/returned from the bathroom and I told her about the pee stink. She replied, “Oh thank God, I thought I was going to have to go the doctor tomorrow.”

[Night Hides Not]

I heard the same thing about pineapple.

Thanks for the warning. I rarely eat pineapple anymore, going with fruits/berries with less sugar content.

[sockmonkey]

** I heard the same thing about pineapple **

Have you ever eaten a pineapple and then, yowsa!, It felt as if your tongue was being digested by acidic shards of glass. The worst.

[LonePalm]

You should try the Alaskan asparagus.

There's no place like Nome for the hollandaise.

"Ceterum censeo Islam esse delendam."

'La bonne cuisine est la base du véritable bonheur.' - Auguste Escoffier
(Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness.)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[latina4dubya]

last summer my 15-year old son and i were in the produce section of our local supermarket... i picked up some very pretty asparagus and moved on... my son was lagging behind close to where there were some bunches of white asparagus on display... a woman was looking at the white asparagus, turned to my son and asked, "do you think the white asparagus will make my pee smell like asparagus?"

haha! i looked back at him and he indeed needed me at that moment... he had no clue what she was talking about...

[burndoubt]

This is awesome. I’ve gone my entire adult life afraid to bring this up. Thank you, Dumbgrunt for enabling me to come out of the closet!

[Night Hides Not]

You gave me another idea for an experiment: makes me want to try a meal that includes beets, asparagus, and pineapple. lol

[cincinnati65]

"Or is that Chuck Norris?"

Chuck Norris's urine is the Universal Solvent and can only be contained in Mr. Norris's bladder.

[mlo]

"No, because I never eat the mushy Martian vegetable."

It's only mushy if it's over cooked.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

“Asparagus are disgusting.”
I used to hate it! That is until my Chinese lady friend roll cut some and stir-fried it. Wow! I can’t get enough now! My Mom and Grandma used to boil it until it turned gray, and then poured melted cheese on it. Awful. It’s really tasty as a fresh, raw snack. And really good for you yoo!

[CGASMIA68]

Thats why they are expensive and good for you

[CGASMIA68]

diced with shrooms in scrambled eggs and swiss.good

[DUMBGRUNT]

I figure it’s an indication of a profound intellect and a godlike physique

Some years back my abs went south and have yet to return?
I do enjoy asparagus and grow it in our garden.

Do you suppose more asparagus in my diet, would bring my abs back?
Raw? Roasted? Steamed? Pickled?

[Tucker39]

Absolutely. And science knows it, and has an explanation for it. The answer is as near as your favorite search engine. BTW, I can also smell other foods in my urine occasionally.