Don’t Like Brussels Sprouts? It’s Ok, You Can Probably Blame Your Genes

The curious science behind these controversial little vegetables

Rosie Alderson, PhD
Science Soufflé
Published in
4 min readDec 13, 2021

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What do you think of Brussels sprouts?

I’ve learned to sort of like them, because, you know, I’m well behaved and I always eat all of my vegetables, but they’re not the first thing that I go for.

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Rosie Alderson, PhD
Science Soufflé

(Hungry) Science Nerd: educator, writer and general foodie.