You don't like the taste of black coffee and alcohol: studyMay 3, 2019 - 15:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - If you’re convinced you drink bitter coffee or hoppy beer because you enjoy the taste, new research could prove you wrong, The Independent reports. According a scientific study, our preferences for bitter or sweet beverages aren’t based on our taste genes, but rather on the association with how they make us feel. Researchers were looking for genetic reasons for our taste in drinks, as it could help find ways to intervene in people’s diets. Beverages are an important element of our daily intake – sugary drinks could contribute to obesity and poor oral health, while alcohol is related to more than 200 diseases and accounts for about 6 per cent of deaths around the world. The study was led by Marilyn Cornelis, assistant professor of preventive medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. “The genetics underlying our preferences are related to the psychoactive components of these drinks,” she said. “People like the way coffee and alcohol make them feel. That’s why they drink it. It’s not the taste.” The results have been published today in scientific journal Human Molecular Genetics, and show that there are important behaviour-reward components to beverage choice. The research did find one genetic marker: people who had a variant in the FTO gene – the same variant previously related to lower risk of obesity – actually preferred sugar-sweetened beverages. “It’s counterintuitive,” said Professor Cornelis. “FTO has been something of a mystery gene, and we don’t know exactly how it’s linked to obesity. It likely plays a role in behaviour, which would be linked to weight management.” Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. Partner news | Viva sees growing demand for cloud services In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud services Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin. Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |