Taste: The Bedrock of Flavor

The significance of taste for human health:Throughout most of human evolution, the daily decisions of what to put into ones mouth and swallow and what to reject presented challenges fraught with danger. Energy-rich foods were often difficult to find; protein was in short supply; sodium was scarce. M...

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Main Author: Gary K Beauchamp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/conf.fnint.2015.03.00005/full