NEXT time you're encouraging someone to eat their greens, consider that they may be genetically predisposed to dislike vegetables.
New US research has found that two genes in particular can affect how foods like brussels sprouts and broccoli taste, and could explain why some people find it difficult to include enough vegies in their diet.
Pity those who suffer from this particular genetic configuration, because it can also apparently make beer, dark chocolate and coffee taste unpleasant too.
The next phase of the research aims to discover whether using certain spices can help mask the perceived bitter taste of leafy green vegetables to make them more appealing to people who are "hard-wired to dislike certain varieties," according to a BBC report.
A baby who was born on the dance floor of a French nightclub earlier this week has been given free entry to the venue for life.
The "beyond the velvet rope" privilege was granted to the child of an energetic 19-year-old woman who had defied the exhaustion of her late pregnancy and spent the night grooving to the beat.
Staff were closing up the Depeche Club in the southern city of Toulouse at about 5.30am when they were alerted to the crisis, contacting emergency services who talked them through the delivery of a healthy baby.
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