News tagged with preferred food

The UK's 'taste dialects' defined for the first time

(PhysOrg.com) -- Where we are born not only determines how we speak but also how we taste our food and drink.

Other Sciences / Other

created Jun 19, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Sea Otters' Diet is Clue to Slow Recovery

(PhysOrg.com) -- UC Davis researchers trying to understand the sea otter's slow recovery in California have found an important clue: Some sea otters feed almost exclusively on animals that raise their risk of being infected ...

Biology /

created Feb 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Preschool kids know what they like: Salt, sugar and fat

A child's taste preferences begin at home and most often involve salt, sugar and fat. And, researchers say, young kids learn quickly what brands deliver the goods.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Starlings give clue to irrational preferences

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research into decision-making by European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) may help to explain why many animals, including humans, sometimes exhibit irrational preferences.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast