We all know someone with unusual or extreme food preferences. Perhaps they pour salt all over everything. Maybe they eat cake for dinner. Or, they might ask for maximum spiciness in all their meals.

From the crispy crunch of fresh veggies to the creamy indulgence of decadent desserts, we all have different food preferences. Our palates develop uniquely, shaped by genetics, culture and personal ...

Young children naturally like sugar and salt in food and develop food preferences based on what their parents serve them, but new research suggests that how parents view self-regulation also is a ...

From the crispy crunch of fresh veggies to the creamy indulgence of decadent desserts, we all have different food preferences. Our palates develop uniquely, shaped by genetics, culture and personal ...

Have you ever thought about how your food preferences came to be? Food preferences arise as a consequence of experience with food and shape eating habits and cultural identity, as Jean-Anthelme ...

Your salty, sweet, spicy and sour preferences reveal more about your personality than you think. Here’s how to learn from them. If you could only eat foods of a single flavor for the rest of your life ...

Researchers discovered that a specific brain region monitors food preferences as they change across thirsty and quenched states. By targeting neurons in that part of the brain, they were able to shift ...