Health
The science of how diet can change the way sugar tastes
The food animals eat can change how they perceive future food. This response uses the same machinery that the brain uses to learn, new research has found.
Apr 9, 2020
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Spicy substance from pepper gets into breast milk after eating
In part of a recent human study led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM), it was found that after breastfeeding women ate a curry dish containing pepper, piperine—an alkaloid responsible for the pungency of pepper—was ...
Nov 26, 2021
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Neuroscience
Augmented reality visor makes cake taste moister, more delicious
Researchers have developed an augmented reality (AR) visor system that enables them to manipulate the light coming off food in such a way as to 'trick' people consuming the food into experiencing it as more or less moist, ...
Dec 15, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Does the brain trick you into thinking food tastes better on Thanksgiving? It's complicated.
Turkey that's often bland and accompanied with cranberry sauce from a can? Stuffing yourself with food until you're set to burst? Those are two of the most common hallmarks of Thanksgiving, which most Americans around the ...
Nov 26, 2019
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Sense of taste influenced by the other four senses
An Internet controversy is raging over whether different colored gummy bears all taste the same. We assume they contain different tastes, but that might not be true. It's possible their color and scent fool our taste buds ...
Feb 9, 2018
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Ethical food 'tastes better,' research finds
Dr Boyka Bratanova of Dundee Business School analysed the effect that ethical food production has on a consumer's taste experience.
Jun 23, 2015
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Seeing pictures of food affects taste perception
Just looking at images of food can change our taste experience, according to research published Mar. 14 in the open access journal PLoS ONE.
Mar 14, 2012
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