Health
Does a sweet tooth affect sugar intake?
It has long been known taste plays an important role in many of our food choices, but what if we knew whether having a so-called "sweet tooth" did indeed lead to a sugar habit?
Jun 21, 2016
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Neuroscience
Spatial patterns of brain activity decode what people taste
A team of researchers from the German Institute of Human Nutrition in Potsdam and the Charité University Hospital in Berlin have revealed how taste is encoded in patterns of neural activity in the human brain. Kathrin Ohla, ...
Mar 12, 2015
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Medical research
Does obesity reshape our sense of taste?
Obesity may alter the way we taste at the most fundamental level: by changing how our tongues react to different foods.
Nov 21, 2013
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Health
Get the veggies, skip the starch
(HealthDay)—Who doesn't love a big serving of creamy mashed potatoes or a side of steamy rice with their chicken? They're delicious, but it's easy to overindulge in these starchy, higher-calorie foods while falling short ...
Sep 4, 2017
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Surgery
Expect changes in appetite, taste of food after weight loss surgery
Changes in appetite, taste and smell are par for the course for people who have undergone Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery during which one's stomach is made smaller and small intestines shortened. These sensory changes are ...
Apr 16, 2014
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Health
Try this healthy makeover for a favorite fast food
(HealthDay)—Take-out pizza is the ultimate fast food—gooey cheese, salty sauce, fatty pepperoni, all baked on top of what's basically white bread. But there's no need to feel guilty about enjoying a hot slice once you've ...
Mar 8, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New research links COVID-19 to loss of taste
Nearly half of individuals who contract COVID-19 experience an abnormal or complete loss of their sense of taste, a new analysis led by a University of Toledo researcher has found.
May 27, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
How sweet it isn't: Diminished taste function affects cancer patients' food intake
The simple pleasure of tasting and savoring food is "an important part of anyone's daily life," says University of Massachusetts Amherst sensory scientist Alissa Nolden.
Nov 7, 2019
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Health
Inherited taste perceptions may explain why some people eat too much salt
Inherited differences in taste perceptions may help explain why some people eat more salt than recommended, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2016.
Nov 13, 2016
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Medical research
Inactivation of taste genes causes male sterility
Scientists from the Monell Center report the surprising finding that two proteins involved in oral taste detection also play a crucial role in sperm development.
Jul 1, 2013
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