Why do we only start liking certain foods when we get a lot older?
In: Biology
Your taste buds detect sweetness as a sign of “energy-packed food”, so your instant reaction is to like them. Bitterness is detected as an early warning system for toxins, so your instant reaction is to dislike bitter food.
Kids are more likely to just go with their immediate instinctive reaction: sugar good; coffee bad. Adults are more likely to give foods a chance and see what they think about them after getting past that initial reaction.
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