Andrew Huberman· PhD
Well, taste receptors are not just expressed on the tongue, they are expressed in other cells and other tissues as well.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
Well, taste receptors are not just expressed on the tongue, they are expressed in other cells and other tissues as well.
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And not surprisingly perhaps, it is the T2Rs and the T1Rs, the receptors that are associated with the sweet and with the umami, the savory flavors that are expressed not just on the tongue and in portions of the digestive tract, but on the gonads themselves.