# Why does eating cheese make me sweat? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 13, 2005, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-eating-cheese-make-me-sweat/326055 "2005-10-13T13:43:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-eating-cheese-make-me-sweat/326055/1 "2005-10-13T13:43:48Z")
I’ve only noticed this recently while eating a particular brand of extra sharp white cheddar. I haven’t yet tried a different variety of cheese to know if it happens with that, too… I usually lop off a piece to put in my lunchbag that is 2 to 3 oz, to snack on because I’m on a high protein, lo carb diet. I notice that by about the 2nd or 3rd bite, my face has broken out in a sweat. Why? It’s just cheese. No irritants like capsaicin or the aromatics found in mustard or horseradish are in it… ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-eating-cheese-make-me-sweat/326055/2 "2005-10-13T15:21:50Z")
Do you feel guilty for eating the cheese? Are you afraid that your parents are going to walk into your office and take your cheese away? ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-eating-cheese-make-me-sweat/326055/3 "2005-10-13T15:27:19Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > while eating a particular brand of extra sharp white cheddar. Could be [tyramine sensitivity](http://www.google.com/search?q=cheese+sweating+tyramine&sourceid=mozilla-search&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official). Sharp, aged cheeses contain more of the stuff than do wimpy soft cheeses.