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Do we have taste receptors in other parts of our body?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 3 months agoLittle boy licking ice cream in a cone during summertime. Most of the cell types in your body appear...
Scientists Discover How Bitter Taste Reception Actually Works
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 1 month agoScientists are unraveling the secrets of how our mouths can taste bitterness. A new study details...
Scientists finally figure out why cats are obsessed with tuna
Live Science via Yahoo News· 9 months agoClose-up of a tabby cat eating canned cat food from white ceramic plate placed on the floor. A tin...
Sweet, salty, sour, bitter, umami, and ‘window cleaner’? Scientists say they’ve discovered a sixth...
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 6 months agoIf you’re fortunate, all the flavors will be featured at this year’s holiday feasts—sweet, salty,...
Salt taste is surprisingly mysterious
Knowable Magazine via Yahoo News· 8 months agoWe’ve all heard of the five tastes our tongues can detect — sweet, sour, bitter, savory-umami and salty. But the real number is actually six, because we...
Hate Bitter Foods? You Might Be a Supertaster (and Not a Picky Eater), According to a Nutritionist
Real Simple via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHere's what it means to be a supertaster—and how to make the healthy foods you hate taste better....
Why do people like spicy food?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 12 months agoClose up image of a person with chopsticks as they dive into Szechwan dry hotpot with chicken wing and prawn. Not everyone likes it hot. That's because...
Researchers identify a new taste receptor in flies for alkaline food
Press Association News via AOL· 1 year agoIt has been known for some time that animals can taste sweet, salty, sour and bitter foods, but...
Women over 50 Are Losing Serious Weight with a Simple Diet Tweak
First for Women via Yahoo News· 6 months agoWhen it comes to eating a healthy diet that will also help us lose weight, many of us immediately...
Hate Brussels Sprouts? There Could be a Genetic Reason for That
Food & Wine via Yahoo News· 5 months agoIt's not your fault, really. Kinga Krzeminska / Getty Images If you're halfway through a holiday...