Supertasters Beware!
You may have heard of supertasters. These are people who, it was
discovered, are carrying around extra taste buds on their tongues, making
the world of eating much more intense.
It’s not at all an unusual thing: the latest data suggest that one out of
every four people is a supertaster. For them, eating is a much richer, more
flavorful experience than for the rest of us.
Still, before you get too jealous if you’re not a supertaster, it turns
out there are drawbacks to having a technicolor tongue. A study that looks
specifically at supertasters over the age of sixty-five found that they have
more colon polyps than folks who aren’t so taste bud gifted.
Colon polyps are the things you want to have removed before they
become cancerous, which is why all folks fifty and older should get a
yearly colon exam.
Why do supertasters have more colon polyps? It isn’t known. But
supertasters also weigh more on average than non-supertasters, and
weight increases cancer risk. The reason for this may be as simple as it
sounds: eating is more fun when you taste in 3-D.
Some researchers think, however, that the problem may not just be
an increase in pleasure. Those extra taste buds may also drive people
away from food that’s good for them, such as vegetables, because the
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