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Feeling A Little Blue May Mask Our Ability To Taste Fat

Feeling down? It could be messing with your ability to taste the fat in that bowl of whipped cream. Heather Rousseau/NPR hide caption

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The Salt

Feeling A Little Blue May Mask Our Ability To Taste Fat

June 6, 2013 • Temporary, strong emotions, when we're already feeling down, can significantly reduce our ability to perceive the fat in our food, researchers say. It's the latest finding to show how strong emotions can confuse our sense of taste.

The Salt

A Nose Tuned In To Bitter May Help Stave Off Sinus Infection

October 15, 2012 • When bitter taste receptors found in the noses of supertasters were exposed to a bacterial chemical, they started fighting it off, while the receptors of others with normal taste perceptions did not detect the chemical's presence.

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