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Garlic Breath
Anyone who has ever had a delicious piece of garlic bread knows that there is a price to pay for eating it: the dreaded garlic breath. What makes garlic so good at making your breath smell so bad?
The main culprit is a compound called allyl methyl sulfide. As your body digests the garlic, the sulfide is released into your bloodstream. From there, it travels through your body until it is eliminated through your digestive system, your urine, or out of your pores. However, some of the allyl methyl sulfide also crosses from the bloodstream into the air that fills your lungs. As you breathe this air out, the garlic smell goes with it. This is why no matter how many pieces of gum you chew, how often you brush your teeth, or how much mouthwash you swish, a garlicky meal can give you stinky breath for days.
Recent research shows that the best way to combat the effects of garlic on your breath is to eat a raw apple or some raw mint leaves while you consume garlic. Both apples and mint leaves contain polyphenolic compounds that can neutralize the allyl methyl sulfides in garlic.
Question: According to the text, why could the smell of garlic remain in someone's breath for days after having eaten garlic?


A) The allyl methyl sulfide is difficult to remove from people's pores.
B) People can breathe out air that has been crossed from the bloodstream containing allyl methyl sulfide.
C) The body takes a long time to digest garlic, which is why the smell remains.
D) The compound, allyl methyl sulfide, leaves traces of the smell in the gumline.

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