The Science Behind Why You Sweat Less as You Age
Its an inconvenient and often stinky reality of life. But perhaps not yourwholelife: You actually sweat less as you age. What is sweat, anyway? Getty, photographed by shih-wei Sweat is more complexthan you may think. These glands release an oily fluid that contains lipids and proteins. Sweat becomes foul-smelling when its exposed to the (totally normal) bacteria and fungi on the skins surface. Rather, its that bacteria feeding off of sweat that creates an odor, confirms Dr....