Asparagus is a healthy vegetable, but what most people know it for is the smell I turns people’s urine. This effect does not make everyone’s urine smell, so there is some confusion. A study, which was done humorously, looks to answer that question. Read ahead to see why your pee may or may not smell.
Key Takeaways:
- The British Medical Journal published an article on how and why asparagus makes pee smell.
- Some people can smell the odor and some people cannot, 40% being able to smell it and 60% not able to.
- The inability to smell the odor depends on a mutation that 871 people in the study have.
“” More than 800 genes are involved in the ability to detect a rank smell in your urine after eating asparagus, researchers reported Tuesday.””