date:Mar 19, 2014
vel of sweetness. There are inborn genetic differences that affect the liking for sweet by adults, says collaborator Danielle Reed, PhD, but for children, other factors perhaps the current state of growth are stronger influences than genetics.
Both children and adults who preferred higher levels of salt in food also reported consuming more dietary salt in the past 24 hours, but no such relationship was found between sweet preferences and sugar intake. This difference may reflect parents exert