It’s a truth as old as time: We’re hardwired to crave fat and sugar. This drive for calorie-dense foods is a big part of how our ancient ancestors survived harsh conditions when nutrients were scarce.

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A small proof-of-concept study has found evidence that semaglutide can improve people's taste sensitivity, particularly to sweetness. Reading time 3 minutes Semaglutide, the active ingredient in ...

Your brain has a built-in mechanism designed to prevent you from eating too much of any single food, but modern eating habits have found ways to outsmart this ancient protection system. The result is ...

Do you hate salad? It’s okay if you do; there are plenty of foods in the world and lots of different ways to prepare them. But given almost all of us don’t eat enough vegetables, even though most of ...

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Do you hate salad? It's OK if you do, there are plenty of foods in the world and lots of different ways to prepare them. But given almost all of us don't eat enough vegetables, even though most of us ...

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A biologist studies blind cavefish, a species of fish that dwell in cave ponds in Mexico. He looked at the timeline for when the cavefish develop additional taste buds on the head and chin, finding ...