Why do I smell like ammonia?!
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๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ: ๐๐ฉ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ข๐ต ๐ฑ๐ช๐ด๐ด?!โฃ
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Itโs common for athletes and fitness enthusiasts to have sweat that stinks like ammonia. โฃ
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It comes down to amino acid metabolism. When amino acids from the diet or our skeletal muscle are metabolized within the liver, ammonia is produced. Normally, the liver works to convert this ammonia into urea and excrete in the urine (๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ด ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐บ๐ด!), but if you have super high levels of amino acid turnover, you can start to sweat out some of that ammonia before it can be converted.โฃ
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So, high-protein diets and prolonged exercise sessions that lead to enhanced muscle breakdown can cause an ammonia smell, especially if you are also eating a low-carbohydrate diet since insulin reduces the amino acid load on the liver by promoting its uptake and storage into peripheral tissues like skeletal muscles and organs.
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