It is obvious that different people have different taste preference. For example, I hate Kimchi, whereas my brother loves Kimchi.

An emerging research shows that out flavor preferences may affect our body shapes and health in surprising ways.

There are three types of taster: supertasters, nontasters and people who fall somewhere in between. If you are a supertaster, you find the flavors in foods really intense. Desserts may taste too sweet, bitter foods may be too bitter, which makes you less likely to consume a large amount of food at once. However, vegetables may prose a challenge for supertaster, who can be particularly sensitive to the bitter compounds in dark, leafy greens. “Supertasters will probably need to minimize the bitterness in Brussels sprouts to develop a taste for them.”said Valerie Duffy, RD, professor of nutritional science at the University of Connecticut. These supertatsters may lack salt, which may trigger overeating.

A research finds that roughly 25 percent of Americans are supertasters. About 25 percent are nontaster, and the rest of us fall in the middle. Linda Bartoshuk, PhD, Bushnell Professor of Food Science and Human Nutrition at the University of Florida found out that many of the supertasters have a high number of taste papillae, the tiny bumps on the tongue where taste bud live.

Nontasters, on the other hand, simpy perceive flavors and textures less intensely. On the side, they find leafy greens sweet rather than bitter, so they’re more tend to be relatively insensitive to fat and creamy texture, which may make them overindulge. Not surprisingly, some research suggests that nontasters are at greater risk of excessive weight gain and cardiovascular disease than the rest of the population. Since they have duller taste sensation, they may need to eat more food to feel satisfied.

Theses are ways that can help people to lose weight.

1.Cut back on processed foods.
Processed food often contain hidden additives, like salt in breakfast cereal or sugar in some tomato sauces, according to David Katz, MD, founding director of the Yale University Prevention Research Center. You may not recognize these flavors, but your individual taste receptors do--and they keep you craving more and more. Read labels on packaged foods in order to prevent this from happening.

2. Have one cheat food.
Instead of keeping various of treats in your house, choose one that you most enjoy and keep that. You will be less tempted to overeat.

3. Eat the same shade
Research showed that people tend to eat more when the candies are offered in a combination of colors instead of candies with one hue.

4. Cook with a dominant flavor
Dr. Katz advices that rather than making a dinner that has a variety of notes, people should stick to one-pot meal with one herb, spice or prevailing taste. This will prevent people from overeating.