Here's what it means to be a supertaster—and how to make the healthy foods you hate taste better. Two Meows/Getty Images Having food preferences is perfectly natural. Some prefer mild flavors to spicy ...

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Are your taste buds to blame for mindless overeating? They may be contributing more than you think. Scientists divide people into three categories: supertasters, medium tasters and nontasters.

Some people swear they can taste the tiniest sprinkle of salt or sense when a recipe has one ingredient slightly out of balance. If any of that sounds familiar, you might have something surprising ...

Having food preferences is perfectly natural. Some prefer mild flavors to spicy ones; some have a sweet tooth while others crave salty foods. When your food preferences prevent you from enjoying foods ...