14 DAY TRIAL // Since we are all hiding behind our computer screens and cannot look each other in the eye, I think there is no reason to act all royally and not admit that, maybe even unbeknownst to friends and family, pretty much all of us are in a love-hate relationship with garlic.
It tastes great, it smells good, and studies have shown that it's good for our health. Still, we like to keep our relationship with garlic a secret, and many only go on dates with it when they know for sure nobody can find out about their affair.
This is because, as tasty as it might be, garlic comes with one very unfortunate side effect. As already mentioned, I see no reason to go around sugar-coating things, so I'll just go ahead and say it: garlic gives people bad breath, and this is why many are extra-careful around it.
The video below is the work of brainiacs with the American Chemical Society in the United States, and it explains why it is that garlic is divine when eaten but not so much afterwards. Apparently, the chief culprit is a compound dubbed allyl methyl sulfide.
As detailed in the video, the body cannot break down this compound all that easily, the result being that allyl methyl sulfide makes it all the way to one's blood stream and organs. Once there, it is eventually excreted when folks sweat or breathe, and lets out the not-so-pleasant odor.
The good news is that it is possible to eat garlic and not feel like your breath could pin Godzilla to the wall afterwards. According to scientists with the American Chemical Society, the trick is to wash it down with some milk or add some parsley to your food.
