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Social media is heating up over why Asians don’t have body odor
Between 80 and 95% of East Asians have little to none of that typical acidic body odor smell. And it all comes down to a gene mutation.

Between 80 and 95% of East Asians have little to none of that typical acidic body odor smell. And it all comes down to a gene mutation.
Also this lil' nugget of info too
While an overwhelming amount of East Asians have the mutation, it is present in only up to 3% of European and African populations, according to a 2010 study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. Among East Asians, Koreans have the highest prevalence of the mutation, but Chinese, Vietnamese and others also tend to have the dysfunction of the gene.
While only up to 3% of Europeans and niggers have the genetic mutation that prevents putrid body odors, between 80 and 95% of East Asians have a mutation in the ABCCII gene that prevents body odors
And of East Asians, KOREANS have the highest prevalence of the helpful mutation
And of East Asians, KOREANS have the highest prevalence of the helpful mutation