Taste Assessment

Yale Medical Group: "What Is the Sense of Taste?"

University of Rochester Medical Center: "What is the Sense of Taste?"

"The Science of Picky Eaters," NOVA scienceNOW, July 21, 2009.

Richard L. Doty, Ph.D., director, Smell and Taste Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania.

Gilad, Y. Scientific American, May 2, 2008.

Schaeffer, J. Today's Dietician, October 2008.

The University of Utah: "PTC: Genes and Bitter Taste."

BBC: "Science of Supertasters."

Kuga, M. Acta Oto-laryngologica, January 2002.

Faas, M. Chemosensory Perception, March 2010.

Kölble, N, European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, December 2001.

Hunter, A. The Queen Charlotte's Hospital Guide to Pregnancy & Birth, Random House, 2012.

Stuckey, B. Taste What You're Missing: The Passionate Eater's Guide to Why Good Food Tastes Good, Simon and Schuster, 2012.

Forbes.com: "How To Train Your Palate Like A Pro," Feb. 5, 2009.

Medscape: "Disorders of Taste and Smell: Etiology of Smell and Taste Disorders," "Disorders of Taste and Smell: Treatment of Olfactory and Gustatory Dysfunction."

"Mindful Eating May Help With Weight Loss," HEALTHbeat, Harvard Health Publications, July 6, 2011.

Washington and Lee University: "Mindful Eating."

TLC: "Top 10 Ways to Improve Your Palate."

"Sharpen Your Sense of Smell and Taste," Stealth Health, Reader's Digest, 2005.

Food & Wine: "15 Rules for Great Wine and Food Pairings," October 2009

Beer Advocate: "Beer & Food Pairings for buttery; Brie, Gouda, Havarti, Swiss - Cheese."

CNN: "A five-step plan for overcoming picky eating," July 2, 2012; "Why our salt addiction is hard to kick," May 15, 2010.

News release, University of Bristol, June 9, 2011.

Yang, Q. Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, June 2010.

CDC: "Most Americans Should Consume Less Sodium," "Where's the Sodium?"

American Heart Association: "Sugars and Carbohydrates."

News release, American Heart Association, Nov. 6, 2012.

"Public health takes aim at sugar and salt," Harvard Public Health Review, Fall 2009.

American Rhinologic Society: "Disorders of Smell & Taste."

The American Academy of Oral Medicine: "Dry Mouth (Xerostomia)," "Dry Mouth (Xerostomia)--Treatment."

Solemdal, K. PLOS ONE, May 2012.

Powers, M. Handbook of Diabetes Medical Nutrition Therapy, 2nd Edition, Jones and Bartlett Learning, 1996.

NIH Senior Health: "Problems with Taste: Causes and Prevention," "Problems with Taste: Treatment."

Mojet, J. Chemical Senses, September 2001.

American Dental Association: "How Medications Can Affect Your Oral Health."

Pavlos, P. BMC Ear, Nose & Throat Disorders, August 2009.

American Academy of Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery: "Smell & Taste."

News release, American Lung Association, Sept. 30, 2009.

American Cancer Society: "Guide to Quitting Smoking."

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