Generalizations about people can be troubling, but I think the commenter was simply pointing out that what one eats can affect one's body odor, even if one showers regularly. If you and everyone around you is accustomed to these smells, you don't notice them as much. And that this is separate from the body odor that comes about when bacteria break down your sweat.
I can now attest that eating a large amount of fenugreek can definitely cause a peculiar body odor. Also, whenever I eat a lot of onions, I can smell it on me for a day or so.
Sauerkraut can indeed cause BO too, though it is rare in my experience. For a while, my mom reeked of sauerkraut whenever she came to visit me. At first I politely ignored it, but one day I finally decided to tell her. She was embarrassed and admitted that she had been eating sauerkraut from some old cans she had. And that it was even among the most delicious sauerkraut she ever had, so she'd feel bad about throwing it away in spite of how it made her smell. The sauerkraut must have been especially potent due to its age.
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Date: 2015-06-18 01:36 am (UTC)From:I can now attest that eating a large amount of fenugreek can definitely cause a peculiar body odor. Also, whenever I eat a lot of onions, I can smell it on me for a day or so.
Sauerkraut can indeed cause BO too, though it is rare in my experience. For a while, my mom reeked of sauerkraut whenever she came to visit me. At first I politely ignored it, but one day I finally decided to tell her. She was embarrassed and admitted that she had been eating sauerkraut from some old cans she had. And that it was even among the most delicious sauerkraut she ever had, so she'd feel bad about throwing it away in spite of how it made her smell. The sauerkraut must have been especially potent due to its age.
I too was wondering what rancid butter smells like. I suspect it must be like sour milk. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butyric_acid