Supertaster, At Risk For Hypertension

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Ever heard about a “supertaster”? Sounds like a superpower right? Supertasters are people who are particularly extra sensitive to taste, specially bitter ones. It is thought to have been developed from the evolutionary genes to easily detect unsafe foods and toxins. It could be a cool superpower then! 
Supertasters can have twice as many taste buds as most people does. The more taste buds you have, the more heightened your response to taste is. It is said that women, and those from Asia, South America, and Africa have more chances of being a supertaster. There are certain foods that supertasters have less preference for because they would have a hard time tolerating the taste. Some example are cabbages and brussel sprouts, certain alcoholic beverages, coffee and carbonated water. You would think that having super charged taste buds mean you need less flavoring for your food. According to research, supertasters need less fat or sugar but it's the opposite for salt. This is because salt helps temper the bitterness of food. 

Salt helps cancel out bitterness, one of the sensations that supertasters experience in Technicolor. This may explain why the supertasters in the study perceived the low-sodium cheddar cheese to be twice as bitter as the Cracker Barrel, and liked it far less than the other study participants did. "They needed the salt to block the bitterness of the cheese”2

The predilection of supertasters to salty food puts them at higher risk for hypertension and other health concerns. Too much salt in the body can raise your blood pressure because of the extra water it stores in the body. Combination of high salt intake and high blood pressure can also lead to a build up of calcium that gets deposited in the kidneys forming stones.
If you’re a supertaster or just an individual whose love for salty foods is unquestionable then let ATC Garlic Oil help you be on track. Along with a balanced diet and exercise, ATC Garlic Oil helps prevent hypertension and heart disease by regulating cholesterol levels and blood pressure in the body. Aside from managing hypertension, Garlic Oil has more benefits for the body: 

Benefits of Garlic Oil 

In general, it is believed that the stronger the garlic flavor, the higher the sulfur content and thus the greater the medicinal value

• Helps prevent heart disease
• Helps the body fight diseases such as cancer
• Lowers blood pressure
• For ear infection or common cold and sinus infections can prove helpful.
• Antioxidant enables us to get rid of the free radicals, which can disturb metabolic activities and can cause cancer.
• The chemicals present in garlic oil are also known to strengthen the immune system
• Helps lower cholesterol level
• Helps regulate blood sugar
• Soothes a sore throat
• Has anti-fungal and anti-viral properties
• Helps maintain healthy lipid levels
• Prevents and suppress certain tumors from growing larger and reduces the size of certain tumors
• Helps to prevent blood clots from forming, thus reducing the possibility of strokes and thromboses

So for the supertasters out there, ATC Garlic Oil, ang mabisang aksyon kontra altapresyon!