Link found between bitter-taste sensitivity and cancer risk

Wednesday, July 18, 2018 - 09:20 in Health & Medicine

High bitter-taste sensitivity is associated with a significantly increased risk of cancer in older British women, according to researchers who conducted a unique study of 5,500 women whose diet, lifestyle and health has been tracked for about 20 years. The research examined the relationship between the ability to taste the bitter-tasting chemical phenylthiocarbamide, known as […]

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