Sat, Feb-28-04, 13:20
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Plan: South beach (modified)
Stats: 185/154/150
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Progress: 89%
Location: Michigan
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genetics and bitter taste
Genetic differences in taste are a famous test to show what genes can do - it is easy to show even to elementary school children. There are small filter paper strips with a chemical, you try them, and about 20% of people say they taste like filter paper (i.e. they don't taste the chemical at all), most people say they taste bitter, and another 20% or so spit them out saying: "How could you give me this, it taste yucky, horribly bitter!" There are several taste receptors, and the ones for bitter taste really vary quite a bit - it also varies with race a bit. Saccharose is a known one, chinin-containing drinks, grapefruits are other known examples.
Those of you saying Splenda doesn't feel like anything bad probably are of the non-taster kind, who thinks grapefruit tastes sweet-sour, and those for whom Splenda is too bitter likely finds grapefruits undigestably bitter? We are all different!
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