...... it was usually a "taste" argument...
Originally Posted by FireSerpent
"...Caffeine, alcohol, cigarettes, and recreational drugs can all give you a bitter taste, so it's really best if you try to avoid them altogether. Also reduce your intake of Red meats, greasy foods, and dairy products, as they give you a sharp, salty taste. Same goes for asparagus, broccoli, and spinach. ...."
http://www.sementaste.com/semen/about_semen.html
These people are trying to sell a product; don't believe all of the above. I have done some research, curiosity, about why urine smells after eating asparagus. The discussions of the chemistry indicated that is was all expelled rapidly by the kidneys; if so there would be no affect on the seminal fluids. It is known that smoking permeates the whole body; one can smell a smoker even if he has freshly showered and put on new clothes. Sulfur forms thio- compounds, from the latin root "fumus" from which we get fumigation -stink stuff. Some sulfur compounds from garlic are expelled through the skin, heavy metals, which even in small amounts give a flat taste, are expelled through the gums next to the teeth (mercury, lead, etc.). Marijuana, as with many drugs, are absorbed into the fat tissue and transported by the lymph system (that is why LSD will give a new "trip" when one looses weight, after years of abstinence): and the seminal fluids, which carry the sperm, are partially supplies with replenished fluids from the lymph system.
Going back to the ancient medical procedures (try Paracelsus) is was common for a physician to diagnose a sickness by tasting the urine (diabetic) and smelling the breath (ketone sweetness for liver problems).
For better health eat properly and quit smoking.
JR