Myths about Nutrition

Shenshen

bluewolf wrote: »

lol
I hate the sticky sugary stuff in the normal ones

I was curious and asked my friend google - it would seem that getting the bitter aftertaste is down to genetics:

On the surface of the tongue, certain proteins act as detectors for specific tastes. The sweetness receptor is made of two proteins in what is believed to be a structure like a Venus’ flytrap. When a sugar molecule attaches to the receptor, the receptor jogs neurons that send a signal to the brain that says something sweet has just been tasted.

An artificial sweetener is simply a calorie-free substance that excites the same sweetness receptors.

Even so, most people can instantly tell an impostor. One reason is that the sweetener molecules also sideswipe receptors for bitterness, leaving an aftertaste.

Different people also have slightly different bitterness receptors, and some react more strongly than others to the artificial sweeteners. Terry Acree, a professor of food science at Cornell University, says he cannot stand diet soda made with aspartame, because “I have a bitter receptor that is highly active.”

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I don't get why people are so obsessed with food with food and nutrition, you have to eat to live and the reason anyone is over weight is because they consume more calories than they use. I do think we need to be more aware of labels and even though it is a pain you do need to check the labels of nearly everything.

I like cottage cheese and picked up a new brand with our thinking and when I tasted it, it had a sweet taste, it tasted rank I had a look at the label and it had added sugar! it was cottage cheese with chives a savoury product yet it had added sugar feck sake.

Alf Veedersane

mariaalice wrote: »

I don't get why people are so obsessed with food with food and nutrition

Yeah!

Why would people want to be healthy?

Sure we're all going to die, inallinawayaz.