Nutrition Issues

Inherited Taste Sensitivity May Result in Avoidance of Beneficial Foods

Published in Cancer Weekly, March 3rd, 1997

"Super-tasters - people with a genetically inherited sensitivity to bitter tastes - may avoid cancer preventive compounds found in bitter and tart vegetables and fruit," according to a study at the University of Michigan (U-M).

"Super-tasters are highly sensitive to bitter taste and tend to reject bitter tasting foods. Many antioxidant flavonoids that are so important for cancer prevention are either bitter or occur in bitter tasting vegetables and fruit," said Adam Drewnowski, University of Michigan School of Public Health.

Drewnowski presented the findings from his study at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, held in Seattle,...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (1997-03-03)

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