Weakened Taste Buds Could Be Linked To Obesity

reports when “people were given a substance to dull their taste buds for perceiving sweetness, they preferred a more highly sweetened beverage or cookie, with more calories,” according to a study published in Appetite. The researchers concluded that “further study is needed to see how weakened taste buds might be linked to obesity.” http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195666317302350?via%3Dihub