Sunday, August 27, 2006


does asparagus make YOUR urine smell funny
yes
no
not mine, but i can smell others
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Does that seem like a strange question to you?

We had some great asparagus at the crab hash and pee discussions ensued. I mentioned that "it is fun to eat because it makes your pee smell funny"--some people did not know what i was talking about. I thought it affected everybody the same way---turns out, Only some people (about half) have the gene for the enzyme that breaks down mercaptan into its more pungent parts. The process is so quick that your urine can develop the distinctive smell within 15 to 30 minutes of eating asparagus. HERE is one of the articles i found.

here is another one http://www.drdaveanddee.com/asparagus.html it is kinda funny

i wonder which of the survivor "groups" have the genes to make the AWESOME smell....?

2 Comments:

At 9:53 AM, Blogger Barbara said...

You crack me up:)

 
At 3:20 PM, Blogger Chlamydia said...

So here's the thing, early research indicated that some people created smelly asparagus pee and that some didn't. As it turns out, it's actually the case that some people can smell the compounds (probably methanethiol --but there is some debate) and others (perhaps as many as 78% of the population) can't.

 

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