Appears the 6th taste

A group of American experts claimed to have identified a receptor that could help the tongue feel the 6th position instead of the 5 as before.

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People have been able to use tongues to distinguish 5 tastes, including sweet, sour, salty, bitter and umami (meat-like taste). Now the experts have proved the existence of the 6th position, which is the fat taste.

The University of Washington team of experts claims to have found a chemical receptor that can taste the fat, and the sensitivity of the tongue depends on the individual.

This receptor, located in the tasting bud of the tongue, can sense fat molecules, according to the Telegraph , reporting back to the Lipid Research journal.

The finding may help explain why some people eat more fat-filled foods than others, because they are less aware of the taste of food on the tip of the tongue. Since then, experts hope to take advantage of research results to cope with the prevalent obesity.

In the study, the scientists showed that the more people with receptors called CD36, the more likely they were to detect the presence of fat in food. And those with low CD36 levels find it hard to taste the fat, making them more likely to absorb more food that causes obesity than others.

There are 20% of people in the world are believed to possess a form of CD36 gene that makes their tongue 'deaf' before the fat.

One member of the research group, Yanina Pepino , said the results of animal tests suggest that a high-fat diet may result in less CD36 content, and less likely to cause the subject. sensitive before fat.