What if your taste for coffee was passed down from your parents?
Study links genetics to coffee consumption. THE ESSENTIAL Researchers have found that particular genetic variants inherited from parents influence how ...
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This ingredient can make delicious chocolate with less added sugar
An American study observed that a certain type of flour could reduce the sugar content of chocolate without altering its ...
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Brain cells may influence how fast you eat and when you stop
From the first bite, your perception of taste could activate brain cells, which help to regulate your eating. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Nutrition: 7 keys to learning to love all foods
Genetics, age, environment, education... many factors influence taste, it is also possible to learn to like foods that put you ...
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The tongue could actually detect 6 types of flavor, new study finds
The tongue would be able to precisely identify a 6th taste: ammonium chloride, a popular ingredient in certain Scandinavian candies. ...
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This healthy ingredient can replace butter in your cakes (without changing the taste!)
© Shutterstock / Irina SuglobovaWho said you have to deprive yourself of dessert to take care of your health? Certainly ...
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What if we could reduce the amount of salt in our food (keeping the salty taste)?
© Shutterstock / alesjabSalt enhances the taste. But it promotes cardiovascular disease, too. It is therefore a public health issue ...
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Covid-19: new variants no longer cause loss of smell and taste
The Covid-19 virus is evolving and so are the symptoms... The new variants currently in circulation no longer have the ...
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Do you have a bitter taste in your mouth? Maybe you have dysgeusia
Dysgeusia is characterized by a disturbance in the perception of taste and flavors. THE ESSENTIAL If there is a change ...
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Taste, weight, allergies… Here’s why sourdough is better than yeast
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The color of your dishes influences the perception of taste
A new study reveals that the color of your dishes can affect taste perception in some, especially picky eaters who ...
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Babies react to the taste and smell in their mother’s womb
Researchers in England have recorded direct evidence for the first time that babies react to different smells and tastes during ...
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Ageusia, the disease of people who no longer have taste
There was little talk of ageusia until the Covid epidemic which brought to light the absence of this fifth sense, ...
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Coronavirus: many patients have recovered their sense of smell in two weeks
In an interview with Paris Match, Doctor Stéphane Hans, who participated in the preliminary European study that established a link ...
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But why are all these men dipping their testicles in soy sauce?
In recent days, many Internet users have dipped their testicles in soy sauce to see if they could find the ...
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Why do we all love the smell of vanilla?
All over the world, people have the same olfactory preferences, regardless of their origin or cultural background. THE ESSENTIAL The ...
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Podcast Healthy Conversation: All about taste and health
Healthy Conversation with taste professor Peter Klosse Is healthy food also good food? Yes, says taste professor Peter Klosse in ...
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Why do we not like some music?
Our musical tastes are influenced by four main factors. THE ESSENTIAL Whatever the platform, the song La Kiffance was the ...
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Dark chocolate: 10 grams of happiness, three times a day!
Dark chocolate is one of the favorite foods of the French. Beyond its taste assets, it contains many benefits. According ...
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Eating loudly makes food taste better
Making noise while eating increases the flavors tenfold. THE ESSENTIAL In India or China, eating loudly is well seen. Wine ...
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To better appreciate the taste… have your wisdom teeth pulled!
People who have had their wisdom teeth removed have improved long-term taste abilities. THE ESSENTIAL People who have had their ...
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The more you feel the bitter taste, the less risk you have of catching Covid-19
Grapefruit, endives, asparagus... The more we are sensitive to bitterness, the less risk we have of contracting Covid-19. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Anosmia: “For many it is not serious, when it is in fact a real handicap”
The Covid-19 epidemic has led to the discovery that anosmia - the loss of the sense of smell - is ...
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Loss of smell and Covid-19: “anosmia disappears in the majority of cases in less than a month”
On the occasion of World Anosmia Day this Saturday, February 27, the ENT doctor-surgeon specializing in rhinology and smell disorders ...
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Why are we disgusted for life with foods that we hated as children?
A bad childhood taste experience can lead us to hate a food or dish forever. Here's why. THE ESSENTIAL Bad ...
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Why chocolate doesn’t taste the same to a European or a Chinese
An anatomical difference on the surface of the tongue explains why ethnicity plays a role in bitter taste sensitivity. THE ...
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Why do we lose taste with Covid-19?
The coronavirus manages to hijack certain oral receptors to enter the cells, all helped by saliva. Thus, the more it ...
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Taste: how does our brain work to distinguish sweet from salty?
Contrary to what the scientific community thought, taste would not be identified by certain specific clusters of neurons but by ...
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Our food preferences work on the same principle as addiction
A structure in our brain, the ventral pallidum, manages our emotions and food preferences. This structure, which follows the same ...
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How is taste formed in children?
On the occasion of the week of taste, shedding light on the construction of this essential sense in children so ...
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