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magical thyme

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9. ok I'm reading the study. and they totally lost me at this part...

Reply to Marty McGraw (Original post)

Tue Oct 13, 2015, 01:31 PM

Oct 2015

"abundant findings show that earliest taste experiences in utero influence the development of food preferences"

are they telling me that fetuses "taste" what mom puts in her mouth?

http://emilkirkegaard.dk/en/wp-content/uploads/Individual-differences-in-bitter-taste-preferences-are-associated-with-antisocial-personality-traits.pdf

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Love Beer And Coffee? You Might Be A Psychopath [View all] Marty McGraw Oct 2015 OP

Ruh-roe. nt 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 #1

I know.. huh.. Marty McGraw Oct 2015 #3

Am I a psychopath if I love bitter substances like coffee but put a lot of sugar in it? Rozlee Oct 2015 #2

Nah... Marty McGraw Oct 2015 #5

I can own that. Rozlee Oct 2015 #22

You aren't a psychopath! world wide wally Oct 2015 #24

Can I be a psychopath AND schizophrenic? Rozlee Oct 2015 #30

Not only can schizophrenics be anything they want to be... world wide wally Oct 2015 #31

* Rozlee Oct 2015 #32

I like beer, coffee, dark chocolate AND broccoli. I must be a descendant of Attila the Hun. yellowcanine Oct 2015 #4

I like the beers Marty McGraw Oct 2015 #6

I know, I like all those things too. I've actually heard that the bitter flavor in vegtables fasttense Oct 2015 #7

"Broccoli is not bitter." You sound bitter about it. yellowcanine Oct 2015 #8

I am a little bitter fasttense Oct 2015 #34

Broccoli doesn't Marty McGraw Oct 2015 #11

I've always known I was a little off. fasttense Oct 2015 #35

Kind of how you either hate or love cilantro because of aldehydes. Rozlee Oct 2015 #33

Well to keep you confused, I taste some soapy flavor in the Asian cilantro fasttense Oct 2015 #36

Being a psychopath is so overrated anyway. Rozlee Oct 2015 #37

ok I'm reading the study. and they totally lost me at this part... magical thyme Oct 2015 #9

I wonder Marty McGraw Oct 2015 #13

I'm wondering how an embryo or fetus "tastes" anything. magical thyme Oct 2015 #15

I'm wondering how an embryo or fetus "tastes"... Marty McGraw Oct 2015 #18

. Marty McGraw Oct 2015 #19

Uh, and what little furbaby is this? LiberalElite Oct 2015 #28

I love beer and coffee, together. OnyxCollie Oct 2015 #10

Strangely Enough Marty McGraw Oct 2015 #12

Oh. Yes! I love a good coffee stout... Beartracks Oct 2015 #23

I haven't seen that in my neck of the woods. OnyxCollie Oct 2015 #25

The study seems to indicate that sociopaths prefer bitter food, but that doesn't necessarily mean corkhead Oct 2015 #14

I agree Marty McGraw Oct 2015 #16

oops, I inadvertently conflated psycopath and sociopath corkhead Oct 2015 #17

Preferrably Marty McGraw Oct 2015 #20

What kind of junk science is this? Blue_Tires Oct 2015 #21

Confirmation of my status MannyGoldstein Oct 2015 #26

Me too. Enthusiast Oct 2015 #29

Air science. bemildred Oct 2015 #27