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Why single people smell different
BBC ^ | 21 June 2021 | William Park

Posted on 06/22/2021 8:02:47 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT

There is a wealth of psychological and biological information stored in our scent, but for some reason we choose to ignore it.

Our body odour can reveal details about our health, like the presence of diseases (cholera smells sweet and acute diabetes like rotten apples). "It can also reveal information about our diet," ...

Men find women's body odour more pleasant and attractive during the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle, when women are most fertile, and least pleasant and attractive during menstruation. This might have been useful for our ancient ancestors to detect good candidates for reproduction, suggest the authors of that paper. Men's testosterone levels might improve their scent, too.

Our body odour is specific enough, and our sense of smell accurate enough, that people can pair the sweaty T-shirts of identical twins from a group of strangers' T-shirts. Identical twin body odour is so similar that matchers in this experiment even mistook duplicate T-shirts from the same individual as two twin T-shirts.

"so, we might be able to detect genetic information about other people by smelling them."

These women put the T-shirts worn by men with the most dissimilar HLA profile first and last the most similar. So they were able to identify the men, and preferred the men, with the best match in terms of immune system genetics. They didn't know that was what they were doing, of course – it was subconscious.

The female must be discerning in her choice, so looks for clues as to a male's quality. This is why males are often colourful, perform dances, sing songs or offer gifts in nature – they have to prove their genetic quality.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Health/Medicine; Science
KEYWORDS: scent
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To: rfreedom4u

I was thinking the exact same thing.


21 posted on 06/22/2021 9:15:24 PM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
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To: DUMBGRUNT

In Vietnam, water buffalo hated GI’s. I think it was because they ate meat and smelled like predators.


22 posted on 06/22/2021 9:22:45 PM PDT by Spok (There are many more things that frighten us than can cause us harm.)
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To: dfwgator

Porky’s❣


23 posted on 06/22/2021 9:28:49 PM PDT by TianaHighrider (God bless President Trump. Prayers for PDJT and his loyal supporters.)
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To: rfreedom4u

Someone got millions of dollars to conclude women are least attractive during menstruation and the prior 25 days of PMS. Any man, or woman, could have told “experts” that information for free.


24 posted on 06/22/2021 9:30:03 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Cat piss and wine


25 posted on 06/22/2021 9:48:08 PM PDT by struggle
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To: DUMBGRUNT
This is why males are often colourful, perform dances, sing songs or offer gifts in nature

Then why do I get slapped when I give sweaty t-shirts to women - either as a courting gift or for them to do as laundry right after they get me a sandwich and a beer? < /s>

26 posted on 06/22/2021 10:15:07 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (Police should refuse duty at NBA venues. Let them wallow in their desired chaos without police.)
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To: Secret Agent Man
"husbank"

 face with tears of joy  face with tears of joy  face with tears of joy  face with tears of joy

27 posted on 06/22/2021 10:24:09 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: kiryandil

aka “beta bucks”


28 posted on 06/22/2021 10:29:39 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: WASCWatch

Mr. mm had prostate cancer and I could tell he had it by the way he smelled. It had changed and not for the better.

After the surgery, the odor was gone.


29 posted on 06/22/2021 11:20:51 PM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…..)
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To: Secret Agent Man

It’s sad you’re so bitter.


30 posted on 06/23/2021 12:12:47 AM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: dfwgator

LOL how appropos


31 posted on 06/23/2021 12:24:56 AM PDT by wafflehouse (RE-ELECT NO ONE !)
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To: Secret Agent Man; Chode; All

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pInk1rV2VEg


32 posted on 06/23/2021 1:04:02 AM PDT by mabarker1 ((Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress !!!!)
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To: Flaming Conservative
You've never been in front of a divorce judge, have you?

Marry a woman, who is greedy and bored. She will happily put you in jail, just for grins, destroy your credit, steal everything you own, and poison your kids against you.

And, why? Because you trusted her.

33 posted on 06/23/2021 3:06:19 AM PDT by jonascord (First rule of the Dunning-Kruger Club is that you do not know you are in the Dunning-Kruger club.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

I guess this helps with blind dates.


34 posted on 06/23/2021 3:15:04 AM PDT by fruser1
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Body odor is actually a racial thing with the Oriental Asians having none

See here:
Why Don’t Chinese People Smell Bad? (They Don’t Use Deodorant! 2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ah7plRr4WQ&list=PLGVxWL17abn6ev2IjAZZ9SKbu2fRps4XT&index=59


35 posted on 06/23/2021 4:27:09 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

My wife had just eaten Kimchi before I met her.....

Turned out good nearly 34 years later.


36 posted on 06/23/2021 4:45:36 AM PDT by Jumper
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To: rfreedom4u

The demon thing happens a couple of days before flow. During that time, if the demon can’t find any particular thing to be mad about, it may just jump on you and pleasure itself.


37 posted on 06/23/2021 5:45:36 AM PDT by Pollard
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To: Spok

—”In Vietnam, water buffalo hated GI’s.”

Not many water buffalos in my old AO.

Most I knew avoided soap and freshly cleaned uniforms before going out.

Upon return, there was a noticeable scent on the guys going out.
I thought it was the fatigues, others thought it was from the diet?
IMO you become more aware of your senses after time in the bush, animal-like.


38 posted on 06/23/2021 6:13:21 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

bump


39 posted on 06/23/2021 6:28:26 AM PDT by Albion Wilde ("Let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late." —Bob Dylan)
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To: dfwgator

LOL!


40 posted on 06/23/2021 6:30:00 AM PDT by RckyRaCoCo (Please Pray For My Brother Ken.)
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