The Numbers
Our taste
buds
regenerate
every
2
weeks.
Lovers of four-alarm fare can
breathe a sigh of relief. The
receptors that populate our
tongues, palates, and even
esophagi renew themselves
every 10 to 14 days, so they
can stand to be scorched.
“Taste is the most resilient of
our senses,” says Dr. Yanina
Pepino, an assistant research
professor at Washington
University School of Medicine
in St. Louis, “and no [two
people] taste things the
same way.” Do our appetites
change as old taste buds
slough off? Not necessarily,
but so-called supertasters
have more buds than most,
making them intolerant of
bitter bites like Brussels
sprouts and dark greens.
Yeah, that’s one way to get
out of eating your veggies.
PhoTograPhY BY aDaM voorheS
october 2013 spirit
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