smelly sweat Q&A › Category: Questions › smelly sweat 0 Vote Up Vote Down Anonymous asked 8 years ago do toxins in the sweat smell,why do some people have more fattyacids&protein in their sweat? 1 Answers 0 Vote Up Vote Down drarmpit answered 7 years ago Dear John, the answer is in the genes. Basically, East Asians and Koreans have very few apocrine secretions, while European, Americans and Africans have much more apocrine secretions. These form the nutrition for the present bacteria. Best, Chris Please login or Register to submit your answer Username or Email Address Password Remember Me