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28 Apr How our sense of taste changes as we age

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Taste is a complex phenomenon. We do not experience the sensation through a single sense (as we would when we see something using our sense of sight, for example) but rather it is made up of the five senses working together to allow us to appreciate and enjoy food and drink.

28 Jun Yoghurt from a silver spoon tastes best

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It's well documented that many things influence flavour perception - music, colour, altitude, for instance - but now psychologists have found that the weight, type and even the colour and weight of cutlery can change the way people perceive...

16 Mar Study: Just looking at food affects taste perception

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Simply looking at images of food that appeals to you can make something taste better, according to a new study by scientists at the Nestlé Research Centre in Switzerland....

17 Jan Blame your taste buds for liking fat: receptor for tasting fat identified in humans

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Why do we like fatty foods so much? We can blame our taste buds. Could it be that scientists have discovered a sixth basic taste that the human tongue can detect – fat?

28 Apr How our sense of taste changes as we age

28 Jun Yoghurt from a silver spoon tastes best

16 Mar Study: Just looking at food affects taste perception

17 Jan Blame your taste buds for liking fat: receptor for tasting fat identified in humans

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