Bad body odor and its causes

Do you suffer from bad body odor! If not, then you are probably healthy and happy. Bad body odor also measures your personality and people are more likely to stay away from you, if you have bad body odor, it could be an embarrassment to attend a party, meeting or get together with friends . The family members will also be likely to stay away from you often.
What is body odor?
A great cause of body odors or "bromhidrosis" is the smell of the bacteria that grows on the body. There is no reality in widespread notion that body odor is the smell of sweat. Our bodies produce two kind of sweat: eccrine sweat smell without appearing all over body playing the role of regulating the body temperature and apocrine sweat, a thick substance that is produced by glands in the armpit and groin.

What are the causes of bad body odor?
There are different causes of bad body odor. Some are controllable and others are involuntary. These causes are:
    Health problems (such as liver and kidney disease, fungal infections, hypoglycemia, diabetes)
    Alcohol consumption
    Tobacco use (smoking and its variety)
    Dental problems
    Tooth decay
    Deficiencies in vitamins and minerals
    Poor hygiene
    Heavy physical activity and sport
    Toxins (home, food or environment)
    Stress
    Hormones (especially during menopause)
    Drugs (certain types of drugs causing bad odors and to be released in the body)

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