A variation in a gene already associated with breast cancer riskis also linked with especially unpleasantunderarmbody odorandwet ear wax, according to a teamofJapanesescientists.
Conversely, a person can become more accepted by eating the right foods not only because their bodyodor will no longer smell unfamiliar and "unpleasant, " but because acceptance of food implies acceptance of the larger system of cultural values at hand.