Everything you do while preparing food changes its chemistry and how it interacts with your body and mind.
Altitude, the fact that your body is pressurized, and a drop in humidity impact your senses while you're on a plane. The combination of dryness and low pressure can reduce the sensitivity of your taste buds by as much as 30%.Nicoletaionescu / Getty Images/iStockphoto
Which type you are depends on how you process bitter tastes, which scientists believe is tied to the gene TAS2R38. Lauripatterson / Getty Images When calories are calculated for cooked items, they don't take into account the processes that happen to the meat as it's cooked. CookingPineapples picked during the day are sweeter than pineapples picked at night.
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