why do some people like the taste of a food and others hate it??

Subject: why do some people like the taste of a food and others hate it??

Date: Mon Jun 7 17:10:28 1999
Posted by cath
Grade level: grad (science) School: imperial cancer research fund
City: edinburgh State/Province: No state entered. Country: scotland
Area of science: Evolution
ID: 928793428.Ev

Message:



I'm wondering why, for example, some people hate the taste of 
olives and others love them?? Surely in evolutionary terms we 
would like the taste of foods that were "good for us" and hate 
the taste of dangerous stuff?
Just wondering....

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