We must learn to love our sweat

The Atlantic quotes Cari Casteel in an article discussing how sweaty humans can get. Casteel notes Americans are not accustomed to sweating as much as they did this summer, therefore the smell of body odor has become a nuisance. However, the complaints of body odor have cultural roots that long predate the United States. “I’ve read discussions well back into antiquity where there are discussions about people whose armpits stink,” says Casteel, who researches the history of deodorant, among other topics.