122: How Your Taste Buds Shape Metabolic Health

In this conversation, Dr. Marta Yanina Pepino discusses her research on taste perception and its implications for metabolic health. She explores how individual differences in taste can influence eating behaviors and obesity risk, the relationship between taste and digestion, and the role of genetics and environment in shaping food preferences. The discussion also covers the potential for dietary interventions to modify taste perception and the impact of GLP-1 medications on appetite and food choices.