The Scientific Reason Some People Can’t Stand Vegetables

And what it takes to overcome an aversion to bitter greens

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Bitterness is nature’s way of warning us about harmful things we shouldn’t eat, like cyanide. But several very healthy foods, including broccoli and cauliflower, are bitter, too — which makes them disgustingly inedible to some people, but not to others. You haters can…