Episode 449
Why does anxious sweat smell worse?
Listener Margaret noticed the difference between sweat when she exercises, and sweat when she's nervous...
Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists
September 28, 20203m 56s
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Show Notes
This week's question is a sweaty one! It comes to us from listener Margaret: "Why, why, why can I work in the yard and be covered in sweat for hours, and only stink a little; but reveal one personal thing to a group of friends, and immediately stink to high heaven?" Phil Sansom got the answer from the International Hyperhidrosis Society's Angela Ballard, and University of Cambridge physiologist Christof Schwiening... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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eccrine sweatapocrine sweateccrine glandsapocrine glandschristof schwieningangela ballard