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May 15, 2003
Thank You, Morning News! I *AM* a Super Taster!
Those of you who have eaten with me know that I despise fish and vegetables.
I sometimes can handle sushi, at the right time of a hormonal cycle, but for the most part, I can't stand all those foods y'all choke down without so much as a 'gross!" or "man, this is disgusting!"
Yes, I did live with vegetarians all through college and through TWO live-in boyfriends...I coped by eating tons of vinegary salads (vinegar cuts the taste of the lettuce), fruit smoothies, and meat-free pizza.
and steak, when we went out to eat.
I like the idea that it's not just my midwestern upbringing that makes me a meat and potato type of lady, but that it's my tongue.
" 'We live in different taste worlds,' said Linda Bartoshuk, an experimental psychologist at Yale University. Some people have more taste receptors and find strong tastes unpleasantly intense. They shudder at bitter flavors that most of us shrug off and that some of us can't detect at all. These "supertasters" avoid the bitter but healthful flavonoids that abound in broccoli, grapefruit, and other good-for-you food, so they have a greater risk of cancer. On the other hand, supertasters tend to be thinner, with lower risk of cardiovascular disease, because they also avoid very salty, fatty, and sugary foods.
—Cathryn M. Delude, "A matter of taste," The Boston Globe, December 24, 2002"
(as found on TMN)
or maybe not. as I love hot spicy sauces and vinegary tart salads...ah well, I can dare to dream...
Posted by Heather at May 15, 2003 11:03 AM
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you really shouldn't give me so much ammo. supahtastah. hehehe. but hooray for thin! and better cardiovascular function! we're due for a carnivorous rendevous.
Posted by: jocelyn at May 16, 2003 09:32 AM