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ThemainthingitookawayfromtheconferencewasthespeakeraboutNutrigenomics.

Ididn't
evenknowwhatitwasatfirst,butilearnedthatitisthestudyofhowfoodandfood
consumptionimpactsourgeneexpression.Alotofitwasdifficulttounderstandbecauseiwasn't
familiarwiththeterminologybutitwasstillreallycooltohear.Anothercoolthingilearnedwas
thatyoucangetyourgenestested.Bydoingthis,itcanmapoutallyourgenesandseewhat
chancesyouhaveofdevelopingcertaindiseasesthisconceptwasinGrey'sAnatomysoitwas
funnytohearaboutitinreallife.

Themostinterestingthingthatilearnedabout,however,wasthattherearethreedifferent
classificationsof'tasters'.ThefirstgroupistheTasters(35%ofpeople),thenextgroupare
IntermediateTasters(35%ofpeople)andlastlytheNonTasters(30%ofpeople).After
completingtheactivity,ilearnediamaTaster.Taggingalongwiththis,anotherithingilearned
isthatbothenvironmentalfactorsandyourgenescontributetowhichcategoryof'taster'youare.
Thesecategoriesapplytobitterveggies,sugar,overallflavor,etc.

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