> This raises the question: should those of us
> who are parents be forcing our kids to eat
> foods they do not like? We could, without
> realizing it, have spawned one of these
> "supertasters," and in some cases, wouldn't
> forcing them to "clean their plates" be akin to
> torture?

Assuming my opinions don't change before I actually have kids, I'll certainly make them *try* anything, make them eat enough of *something* to get proper nutrition, and not let them eat dessert without eating a proper meal first. But I don't think I would make them eat something they truly don't like, assuming that they like enough other things that they can eat nutritiously. (As a kid, my mother could count on her fingers how many kinds of food she liked.)