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When i eat asparagus my pee smells like dirty gold fish water. why?

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Inherited: About 40% of the population inherits an enzyme that converts a chemical in asparagus into an aromatic sulfur compound which has a strong smell. It is interesting but not harmful.

Answered 11/1/2019

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