No matter whether cooked, grilled or directly raw vegetables is among the healthiest supplements in the world.

Nevertheless, this does not triggers any feelings of happiness, what could be, according to a new study on a particular Gene.

The researchers from the University of Kentucky studied recently, why are some people so difficult to eat vegetables.

The results presented by the scientists at Scientific Sessions in November 2019, the American Heart Association in Philadelphia.

The Scientific Sessions are an annual, the world’s leading exchange on the latest advances in cardiovascular science.

That’s why you should always eat enough vegetables

Vegetables in numerous life-contains important nutrients and is therefore a healthy and balanced diet is essential.

Vitamins and minerals in many vegetables, for example, are involved in the development of cells, bones, teeth, muscles and blood cells and play an important role in metabolic processes.

Many essential nutrients can form the human organism in sufficient quantity – and must therefore be taken with food.

Also extremely healthy secondary plant substances – these are usually in colourful vegetables and aim to reduce, among other things, cancer and cardiovascular diseases, as well as anti-inflammatory and support the immune system.

So human genes affect the taste

Each person inherits two copies of a taste gene called TAS2R38 is a Receptor for bitter taste. Of this Gene, there are two different variants, which are also referred to as a Haplotype. A variant is referred to as the AVI, and the other as a PAV.

People who inherit two copies of the variant, AVI, do not respond to the bitter taste of certain vegetables, such as Radicchio, arugula or artichokes. Those of you with a copy of the AVI, and one other by the name of PAV to take the bitter taste is very much aware of.

“The genetics affects the way you taste, and taste is an important factor in the selection of foods,” says Jennifer L. Smith, the author of the Study and a doctoral candidate in cardiovascular Sciences at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine.

People with a Gene variant and eat less vegetables

For the study, researchers analyzed 175 food frequency questionnaires of individuals with an average age of 52 years, of which 70 per cent of the respondents were female.

The researchers found that individuals with the PAV variant of the gene in the Ranking to the amount of consumed vegetables, more than two and a half placed Times as often in the lower-half of the participants.

The bitter taste had ate no influence on how much salt, fat or sugar, the participants.

Smith says: “We thought that the affected people could take more sugar and salt as a flavor enhancer, and the bitter taste of other food to compensate – that was not the case.”

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Taste is less sensitive buds are in the age

Tonia Reinhard, program Director for clinical nutrition at the medical faculty of the University of Kentucky says: “Because fruits and vegetables contain many phytonutrients and essential nutrients, the inflammation and oxidative damage can reduce, can be anything that affects the food intake of these foods affect the disease may be developing.”

Annie Mahon, who is a trained dietician and nutritionist complements to the Online magazine ‘Healthline’, that it is also important to remember that the sensitivity of the taste buds decreases with age.

She says: “Just because you liked to do in his youth, no fruit or vegetables, it does not mean that you like it when you get older.”

Vegetable has so earned is definitely a second Chance and should end up more often in the future on the plate.

Source

• American Heart Association: Sensitivity to bitter tastes may be why some people eat fewer vegetables, archived from the original on 06.12.2019 https://newsroom.heart.org/news/sensitivity-to-bitter-tastes-may-be-why-some-people-eat-fewer-vegetables?preview=9180

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