Many ex-smokers notice how different food and drinks taste after they’ve quit smoking. It used to be thought that smoking just kind of dulled the taste buds, but research has found that smokers actually do have fewer and flatter taste buds than do non-smokers. The research was published in the most recent issue of the online journal, BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders.
Researchers in Greece tested both smokers and non-smokers, using electrical stimulation to cause a metallic taste. They found that the smokers didn’t taste nearly as well as the non-smokers.
To follow up, the taste buds of both groups were …read more

Many American diets (and diets around the world) are based on a few foods people eat over and over. That seems kind of boring if you ask me. I would like to challenge you to broaden your taste buds and try at least one new food each week, or if that’s too hard try one new food each month.
Trying new foods can add variety to your diet, and improve your nutrition. Over the next several weeks I’m going to try a new food each week, then come back here and tell you all about it. I’m challenging you to do …read more