As your body burns fat, it creates by-products called ketones. Your body can burn these for energy, but it can also release them through your urine, sweat, and breath. Unfortunately, they can sometimes be a little stinky.
Critics of low-carb diets claim that only this type of diet results in ketone-induced bad breath. This simply isn't true. If you are losing weight, then you are burning fat, and if you are burning fat, your body is making ketones. On a low-carb diet, you are likely burning more fat, so the ketone side effects are more noticeable. Try these remedies:
Drink a lot of water. It will dilute the ketones, reducing their smelly punch.
Chew on parsley, basil, or cilantro. Season your foods with these spices as well. They are all rich sources of chlorophyll, the green pigment in plants that enables photosynthesis.
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