Scientists have been studying the reasons why some people do not
like the taste of certain vegetables. They found that people inherit some
(7) from their parents that cause them to like or dislike certain
tastes. In their research about a person's liking for particular ( 8 ),
scientists found that there are three types of people in the world. First,
there are "nontasters," who are not very ( 9 ) to sweet-tasting foods
or bitter-tasting foods. The people of the second type are just called
"tasters," and those of the third are "supertasters," who are very
sensitive to sweet and bitter flavors. Children of the last type will
probably not ( 10 ) vegetables such as broccoli and green peppers
because of their bitter taste. This is unfortunate because supertasters
might ( 11 ) eating foods that are important for their health.
The scientists said that thousands of years ago, on the other hand,
supertasters actually had ( 12 ) over other types of people. At that
time, supertasters could more easily detect bitter-tasting poisonous plants
which other types of people would eat.
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