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Since 1984, i.e. for 40 years, it has been generally accepted that the pathway to the production of human isoprene, and hence the origin of isoprene in exhaled breath, is through cholesterol biosynthesis via the mevalonate (MVA) pathway within the liver. However, various studies between 2001 and 2012 provide compelling evidence that human isoprene is produced in skeletal muscle tissue. A recent multi-omic investigation of genes and metabolites has revealed that this proposal is correct by showing that human isoprene predominantly results from muscular lipolytic cholesterol metabolism. Despite the overwhelming proof for a muscular pathway to isoprene production in the human body, breath research papers still reference the hepatic MVA pathway. The major aim of this perspective is to review the evidence that leads to a correct interpretation for the origins of human isoprene, so that the major pathway to human isoprene production is understood and appropriately disseminated. 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